Extinct or Alive

Extinct or Alive
GenreDocumentary
Directed byThomas Backer
Patrick DeLuca
Presented byForrest Galante
ComposersBrad Segal
William Myers
Kevin H. Ross
Brian Michael Fuller
Jordan Pier
Nicholas Johnatan Tyler
Country of originUnited States of America
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18 (+5 specials)
Production
Executive producersThomas Backer
Patrick DeLuca
Keith Hoffman
Eric Evangelista
Shannon Evangelista
ProducersSarah Russell
Jesse Colaizzi
Forrest Galante
Drew Oberholtzer
Tony Casorio
Brian Paetzold
Running time42 minutes
Production companyHot Snakes Media
Original release
NetworkAnimal Planet
ReleaseJune 10, 2018 (2018-06-10) –
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
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Extinct or Alive is an American wildlife documentary television programme produced for Animal Planet by Hot Snakes Media of New York City, the United States. It is hosted by wildlife biologist and television personality Forrest Galante, who travels to different locations around the globe to learn about possibly extinct animals and whether or not there is a chance that they may still be extant. The series has claimed to have been involved in the rediscoveries of the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise and Rio Apaporis caiman, along with the possible rediscoveries of the Zanzibar leopard and Cape lion (or a direct descendant of the Cape lion). Additionally, the series recorded the first ever footage of Miller's langur. However, aside from the Miller's Langur, much of this is still debated by scientists, and there is yet to be any evidence that Forrest Galante or any of the group actually found these animals first, aside from a few sharks which were already known to not be extinct.