At age 14, Galante was the youngest person in history to head an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of the many examples of his early adventures. Galante is an impassioned individual who is driven to enlighten people about nature and help people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His expertise with wildlife and his scientific background are assets to biological groups around the world as he typically partners with local groups exploring remote regions. As a conservation expert, Forrest attempts to leave a positive, biological impact no matter if he's searching for whale sharks in Australia or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.
Forrest Galante has caught crocodiles, swam with great white sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a startled hippo, dodged an angry panther and had countless other adventures. He pursued a career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, with a focus on animals staring down extinction. His approach with wildlife, passion for the outdoors and extraordinary background has led to the development of his own Animal Planet television program, 'Extinct or Alive.' The show shadows Galante as he travels the globe searching for creatures he believes have inaccurately been deemed extinct.
Forrest Galante