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At age 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person ever to head an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of the many examples of Galante's early adventures. Galante is truly passionate about education and helping people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His hands-on approach with wildlife and his scientific background are assets to biological groups world-wide as he usually partners 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 Australia or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Forrest Galante has caught crocodiles, swam with great white sharks, photographed venomous reptiles, outsmarted a startled hippo, dodged a cyclone and had countless other adventures. His career began in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, with a focus on animals staring down extinction. His approach to wildlife, love for nature and extraordinary background has led to the development of his own television program, 'Extinct or Alive,' on Animal Planet. The show shadows Forrest as he travels the globe searching for wildlife believed to be extinct.