Forrest Galante was a biologist and worked in field research before he went on "Naked and Afraid." AdvertisementAdvertisementBeing on "Naked and Afraid" is the least interesting thing I've ever doneA few weeks later I was on a plane. It was right then and there that I called my boss and told her I was going to pivot to pursuing conservation media. AdvertisementAdvertisementBasically I pivoted the public interest I was getting from "Naked and Afraid" into what I'm doing now. Dreams coming to fruitionBefore working in wildlife media, Forrest Galante worked in conservation biology.

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