Biologist and Explorer Forrest is Our Planet's Champion!

At the young age of 14, Galante was the youngest person ever to head an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of the many examples of Galante's early adventures. Galante is a passionate person who is driven to inform people about nature and help 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 typically seeks to partner with local groups exploring remote regions. As a conservation expert, Forrest aims to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for whale sharks in Australia or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Over the course of his life, Forrest Galante has caught crocodiles, swam with great white sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a charging water buffalo, dodged a cyclone and had countless other adventures. He pursued a career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, which focuses on animals close to extinction. His approach to wildlife, love for the outdoors and extraordinary background eventually led to the development of his own Animal Planet television program, 'Extinct or Alive.' The show shadows Galante on expedition as he searchers the globe looking for animals believed to be extinct.

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