The Tasmanian tiger, also known as Thylacine, is an animal I looked for on Extinct or Alive. It is one of the most well-known extinct animals, and this man named Zack may have caught it on camera. Could this be proof thylacine is still alive?

Forrest Galante is a world-renowned wildlife biologist and TV Host. His mission is to inspire and educate people about animals and adventure through the media, including hosting programs on Discovery Channel, on-camera expert interviews, and production of his own wildlife and natural history shows.

Some really compelling footage from April 2024. The photographer doesn't want to be identified so there's a chance it's a hoax, but the host has run it by a few photography/wildlife experts who seemed optimistic. The photos begin at 25 minutes in and don't strike me as AI generated.

  • micnd90 [he/him,any]
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    Just dropping this article here that Forrest Galante is first and foremost a TV host, not a scientist and a fraud who steals other people's years of research

    https://undark.org/2020/03/04/colombia-reptile-parachute-science-forrest-galante/

    tldr; A Columbian scientist Sergio Balaguera-Reina did science the right way, did his PhD, work with local people, presented his findings in scientific conferences and finally published a paper in scientific journal about rediscovery of caiman subspecies thought to be extinct in 2018. A year later Gallante then brings a TV crew, gives no credit nor acknowledgement to Balaguera-Reina's research, wrassle some crocodile on camera, and claimed on camera that he personally had rediscovered the caiman subspecies.