At the young age of 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person in history to head an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. And this is just one of the many examples of his early adventures. Galante is an impassioned individual who is driven to enlighten 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 conservation expert, he attempts to leave a positive, biological impact no matter if he's searching for whale sharks in Australia or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Galante was the public's favorite participant on Discovery Channel's program 'Naked and Afraid' in the winter of 2013, where he spent 21 relentless days in the jungles of Panama. He was considered the leader of the group by the cast, and not only survived, but thrived. This was the public's introduction to the explorer Forrest Galante. He now hosts Animal Planet's hit program 'Extinct or Alive,' where he utilizes his unique skill-set searching for evidence that animals once deemed extinct may still be out there. Forrest deems this the most meaningful television work he has ever done, because it pairs education with conservation and adventure with nature. It's his undeniable dedication to the wild aspects of the earth we live on that draws us to this amazing individual.

Forrest Galante