THE BASICS
Today’s guest is FORREST GALANTE, who is an avid adventurer, nature lover and Star of Discover Channel’s “Extinct or Alive” and “Naked and Afraid”. Forrest pushes the Limits of Human/Animal Interactions and his own mental and physical endurance In extreme challenges World Wide, by attempting to find animals that are considered extinct but may still be around. His work recently caused a stir when he was part of the team that discovered a female Fernandina Island tortoise, a species that hadn’t been seen for over 100 years. He is a passionate free-diver, conservationist, naturalist and biologist, who loves to travel and create incredible unique adventures in unspoiled habitats around the planet.
In this interview, we discuss his story, conservation, extinction, how we can help change the plight of endangered animals and how the hope of finding previously thought extinct animals can inspire the next generation of young people to help wildlife and our planet in the future and so much more.
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WHAT WE COVER
In this interview, we discuss gems like:
- Who he is and why you might recognize the name
- Where did his love for animals come from
- Where are modern men going wrong?
- How does he plan his expeditions
- How does he balance the scientific integrity of the expeditions vs making a good tv programme? How to prepare a team, plan, risk assessments etc etc.
- How can people help out with conservation, assisting animal species etc
- His mindset on his expeditions – is he positive or realistic
- How does he ensure that he does not tamper or create an unrealistic reaction from the environment or the animal
- How does he work with the local tribes and people in the surrounding area, to source information, work together
- The impact we are having on nature – are we affecting the natural selection, evolution etc of animals
- Cute animals vs caring about all animals
- The role the Government plays on conservation by the focus they put on science etc
- How can we learn to understand science, evolution, the damage we are doing when closed mindfulness seems to be on the rise in today’s society
- What evidence does he need to find to prove that the animal is not extinct
- How would you go about making conservation into a career
- How has his experiences in conservation and trying to find considered extinct animals changed him as a person and how he views life
- Why mythical creature are so well known compared to real life animals
- What does he hope you take from the interview
- His peacock, who guests stars a lot!
- How you can get in touch with him
SOME THINGS TO REFLECT ON
In this interview, a lot of jewels of self-improvement are discussed. Some of these and their associated thoughts include:
- Your upbringing does not mean it is the path you need to take. You choose your path in life.
- Exposing yourself to different things in life may open you up to different career paths, different lives and experiences than you ever thought possible. Use a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset. Allow yourself to say yes to things and you never know where you may go.
- Do you use technology too much? Have you become less self-reliant and live dependent on technology? Time to go back to basics and learn how to care for yourself and build from there.
- Forrest finds animals, sometimes they were believed extinct. He doesn’t give up on them. Like the animals, you shouldn’t give up on your dreams. Find reference points, source the information on how to do it, plan your expedition to achieving it and go for it. You may succeed or you may fail … but the experience will be a highlight in your life.
- We are creating and wasting at a rate that is unmanageable. We need to be looking at ways to avoid use of dangerous chemicals, damaging the environment etc.
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