At the young age of 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person ever to head a multi-national canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of many examples of his 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 expertise with wildlife along 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, Forrest attempts to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for fresh-water turtles in Australia or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Over the course of his life, Forrest Galante has caught anacondas, swam with great white sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a startled hippo, dodged a cyclone and had countless other adventures. He pursued a career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, with a focus on animals close to extinction. His hands-on approach to wildlife, love for the outdoors and one-of-a-kind background has led to the development of his own Animal Planet television show, 'Extinct or Alive.' The show shadows Forrest on expedition as he searchers the world looking for animals believed to be extinct.