At 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person in history to lead an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of the many examples of Galante's early expeditions. 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 conservationist, Galante aims to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for whale sharks in Africa or big cats in South America.

Over the course of his life, Forrest Galante has caught anacondas, 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, which focuses on animals staring down extinction. His hands-on approach with wildlife, passion for the outdoors and one-of-a-kind background has led to the development of his own television program, 'Extinct or Alive,' on Animal Planet. The show follows Galante as he travels the globe searching for wildlife he believes have wrongfully been deemed extinct.

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