The Coolest Explorer Alive!

At the young age of 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person ever to lead an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of many examples of Galante's early adventures. Galante is an impassioned individual who is driven to educate 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 around the world as he usually partners with local groups exploring remote regions. As a conservationist, he aims to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for fresh-water turtles in Africa or big cats in South America.

Over the course of his life, 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 pursued a career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, always focusing on animals close to extinction. His approach to wildlife, passion for nature and one-of-a-kind background has led to the development of his own Animal Planet television show, 'Extinct or Alive.' The show shadows Galante as he treks across the earth looking for species he believes have inaccurately been deemed extinct.

Forrest Galante