Our Planet's Top Advocate!
At age 14, Galante was the youngest person ever to head an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. And this is just one of many examples of his early adventures. Galante is truly passionate about education and helping people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His hands-on approach with wildlife along with his scientific background are assets to biological groups around the world as he typically 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 fresh-water turtles in Africa or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.
In the winter of 2013, Forrest Galante spent 21 grueling days in the Panamanian jungle as a participant on Discovery Channel's program 'Naked and Afraid.' The cast began to follow his lead as Galante's skills shone. This was the public's introduction to the explorer Forrest Galante. He is now the host of Animal Planet's top program 'Extinct or Alive,' where he utilizes his unique skill-set scouring for evidence that animals once deemed extinct may still be in the wild. Forrest considers this the most detrimental television work he has ever been a part of, because it partners conservation with education and adventure with wildlife. It's his undeniable dedication to the wild parts of the world we live in that attracts us to this impressive man.
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