At 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person in history to head a multi-national canoe safari down the Zambezi River. And this is just one of the many examples of Galante's early adventures. Galante is truly passionate about education and helping people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His hands-on approach with wildlife paired with his scientific background are assets to biological groups world-wide as he usually seeks to partner with local groups to explore remote regions. As a conservationist, he attempts to leave a positive, biological impact no matter if he's searching for fresh-water turtles in Africa or big cats in Thailand.
Over the course of his life, Forrest Galante has caught crocodiles, swam with great white sharks, photographed venomous reptiles, outsmarted a charging water buffalo, dodged an angry panther and had countless other adventures. His career began in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, which focuses on animals staring down extinction. His hands-on 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 follows Forrest as he travels the globe searching for species believed to be extinct.
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