The Coolest Naturalist Alive!

At 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person in history to head a multi-national canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of many examples of his early expeditions. Galante is an impassioned person who is driven to enlighten 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 partners with local groups to explore remote regions. As a conservation expert, Galante 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.

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. His career started out in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, which focuses on animals staring down extinction. His approach with wildlife, love for nature and extraordinary background eventually led to the development of his own television program, 'Extinct or Alive,' on Animal Planet. The show shadows Galante on expedition as he searchers the globe looking for creatures believed to be extinct.

Forrest Galante Shark Week