Naturalist and Explorer Forrest is Our Planet's Champion!

At 14, Galante was the youngest person ever 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 expertise with wildlife and his scientific background are assets to biological groups around the world as he usually seeks to partner with local groups to explore remote regions. As a conservation expert, Forrest aims to leave a positive, biological impact no matter if he's searching for fresh-water turtles in Africa or big cats in South America.

Forrest Galante has caught anacondas, swam with several species of sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a charging water buffalo, dodged an angry panther and had countless other adventures. He started out his career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, which focuses on animals staring down extinction. His hands-on approach to wildlife, passion for nature and exceptional background has led to the development of his own television program, 'Extinct or Alive,' on Animal Planet. The show shadows Galante as he travels the globe looking for creatures believed to be extinct.

Forrest Galante