Why I Believe The Tasmanian Tiger Is Still Alive...

For years, sightings of the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, have persisted throughout mainland Australia and Tasmania. I have personally been on expeditions to both of these places and believe there is one last place to look, Papua New Guinea. Here are some of my reasons why I believe the Tasmanian Tiger is still alive.
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[@ForrestGalante]

Do you think the Tasmanian Tiger is still alive?

[@The_man309]

wouldn't be surprised. I hope you find it!

[@nic-ik1zg]

I’ve always had hope and if anyone is going to find them, it will be you!! I am so excited I have chills right now. Thank for everything you do for this planet and it’s little creatures. Hopefully one day i can find a way to do to the things that you do!

[@C-24-Brandan]

Wouldn't be surprised if it was in an isolated location/s and has evolved & adapted to the landscape, food situation etc. I hope it's still alive and that one day soon the proper people will find it & begin a successful breeding etc program to bring it back.

[@daylencook9853]

If it'll get you back in the field looking for animals I'd believe anything was extant

[@Sigma1_969]

This is from South Australia.. kzbin.infoiZyayO_xKRs?si=SqB3y0NuDlreQHea

[@vxdhu3651]

netflix needs to fund this

[@conradgallagher5700]

For real

[@kimmyrask7368]

Indeed!!

[@anthonyraye5831]

I was thinking Elon should fund it and put a high quality show on X if he wants to get into that space

[@nicholastrickel6917]

I disagree . Can't trust Netflix

[@Hellboymg]

Yessssssss

[@user-hk5lk8gv3w]

My grandma saw the last one in a zoo as a child, she is still alive at 96 years old

[@syntholshoulders1842]

I believe you unlike the scammers saying they saw something probably making money off it I do hope they are out there but people are liars and if they are after what humans did is best for them not be found

[@fritzy3057]

She bad?

[@Torthetamebadger]

96 years!!! Thats old for a Tazmanian Tiger😂😂

[@RegioVlogsMty]

English isnt your first language, is it?

[@Torthetamebadger]

@@RegioVlogsMty You heard about a thing called a joke?

[@CALIEN7K]

When I was a kid I was obsessed with the Thylacine. I watched the old videos over and over and over. If he finds one ill be crying tears of joy. What a great animal.

[@adaman8423]

Me too.

[@Comin_at_U_Live]

Did you see the pictures taken by the kid on vacation with his dad in Tasmania?? It shows a real thylasine

[@CALIEN7K]

@@Comin_at_U_Live I did see that. It certainly looks real!

[@greasybrownie]

me too man.. me too

[@ScatterBrainedYouBetterFollow]

It must be embarrassing being so emotionally invested into something you clearly don’t give a shit about

[@shootrmgavin]

Though I've lived on the mainland for most of my life, I'm Tassie born. Out of all the mysteries and unknowns in the world, I'd love to know more than anything that they still do exist out there. Though part of me also doesn't want them to be found if they do exist still, i'd never want to see them held in captivity. That footage of "Benjamin" anxiously pacing in old Hobart zoo is heartbreaking.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

it's not the 30s, obviously they'd try to try to get them to reproduce and save the species. But they'd be treated very very well. If people today treated the last tassie tiger like the people 100 years ago they'd me murdered by a furious mob lol

[@griftymose1998]

That’s exactly how I feel. I desperately hope they’re still out there, but even more desperately, I hope humanity never finds them. I think it’s deplorable how we hold animals in captivity for the sake of “conservation” completely neglecting their own quality of life. If Thylacines had to, once again, suffer that same fate, it would absolutely shatter my heart into pieces🥺

[@pandoraalberts5267]

Yes, along with news footage of Soviet Astronaut Doggie Laika, probably the most heart wrenching images ever. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢💔🐾

[@ham_sandvich]

i’ve lived in tassie my entire life and so has my past 7 generations of my family we haven’t seen anything from the past 4 generations the closest we’ve heard is devils fighting

[@fishymacaroon6]

To be fair, many modern zoos are a far cry from what they were in the past. Not the same as living in the wild, of course, but a successful breeding program with adequate quality of life would be possible, just expensive.

[@giasone1123]

Papua new guinea won't disappoint you , it is so untouched and full of unseen creatures

[@Adrme]

@@ritchirodenbach8972 brutha wat

[@Adrme]

@@ritchirodenbach8972 I’m still confused 🗿🗿

[@Adrme]

@@ritchirodenbach8972 ah ok ok

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

​@@ritchirodenbach8972idk what that means, but id watch out for lightning strikes if I were you

[@Steve-ev6vx]

Isn't there a war going on there right now?

[@tomsmith-tu7dl]

The Purple Aki finch was recently rediscovered in Liverpool England. The bird was previously declared extinct in the late 1920's however a flock was recently discovered in August 2023 near the roof of a busy metropolitan Gym in Liverpool City Centre. It's just amazing how nature constantly outwits & surprises us. This is why I believe the Tylacine still exist's out there waiting for mankind to rediscover it's beauty ❤

[@madamegeorge7258]

The purple aki finch isn't an apex predator. Sadly, it's a very remote possibility the Thylacine exists.

[@tomsmith-tu7dl]

@@madamegeorge7258 Tell that to the guys outside the gym

[@amroge8703]

@@tomsmith-tu7dl, 😂

[@soulzy3596]

@@madamegeorge7258I’m not saying it exists still but there’s ALOT of bush in Tassie that’s unexplored . A lot.

[@tommy4596]

💪

[@terriebanyas3325]

I hope i live long enough to see you succeed! I'm an old woman who loved the tiger dogs as a child and would dearly love to know they survive yet. Best of luck!

[@Butter_Dog.]

Were you born before they went extinct? If so that’s awesome! I’d kill to see one!

[@user-pk5yw5io8x]

Forrest Galante is the reason why I'm going to major in Wildlife Biology. Forrest Galante and Steve Irwin are a big reason why I love animals

[@Winters34]

do engineering and build weapons for the government

[@OnceUponReddit]

Steve is the reason I went to Australia when I turned 18

[@camman1056]

@@Winters34 my mate from class earns 100k more than me because he teaches third world countries to strap rocket pods onto old fire rescue helis

[@Jeffro5564]

@@Winters34like you did hahaha

[@Winters34]

@@Jeffro5564 workin on it

[@paulhaig2467]

The fact that she neglected to bring back the jaw bone makes this story unbelievable .

[@alexisasheep6554]

I think she would've brought it back if she could, it would be a major scientific event if they're actually proven to still be alive. there must've been a reason as to why she didn't.

[@ct1762]

@@alexisasheep6554right.... because it wasnt a Tiger lol

[@Khaymen223]

I, as a person who has no scientific education but has 'allegedly' smuggled both ivory and pelts across borders-- I can assure you that if a legitimate scientist was caught smuggling any material across a border in a vehicle or on a flight would not only be charged, and prosecuted, but would lose all further funding from their university and employer... My guess is THAT is why she wouldn't bring it back.

[@paulhaig2467]

Grow some balls and just do it , is my rudimentary answer .@@Khaymen223

[@teijaflink2226]

Yeah that made me think they are lying, to get all the way there and not take the only possible existing evidence of a extinct animal, totally ridiculous and unbelievable, as nowadays you can find DNA in the smallest of samples.

[@conwayGAMES]

i love the update. i feel like every 2 or so years i see a new update. definitely worth going. i still think they are in tasmania in small areas as well but i think New Guinea is ur best shot.

[@nightberg1971]

Agreed. I still wouldn't rule out Tassie, especially with all the rugged terrain that doesn't suit the dingo population. Fun fact: Tassie is bigger than 10 of the States in the US, meaning there's still a LOT of ground to cover, and perfect for the thylacine to hide in.

[@bradwilliams1691]

Back in 2001 my wife and I took the kids on a trip to Tasmania. While on the road between Strahan and Queenstown on the west coast, both my wife and I clearly saw a dog like animal come out of the bush, cross the road and, with one leap, climb up the embankment (at least 2 - 2.5 metres high) on the other side. Unfortunately, it was too far away & too quick to get a detailed look but, the animal in question was too big to be a feral cat or dog. Until my dying day, I'm convinced that what we saw was a Thylacine. True story.

[@elliotstyles2426]

I'm adamant that my friends saw one when we were camping together last year in Tasmania - it was out the back of a popular and large NP but there are no walking tracks or people on this side of the park. We drove to the campsite (which was past the park border but very close) and they arrived 5 minutes behind us, asking if we knew of any medium sized animals in tassie (they were visiting from Germany and actually had no idea what a tassie tiger was or looked like). We said apart from some larger wallabies, maybe they saw a feral dog. They were adamant it wasn't a dog. Their description was - tan coloured animal with a striped back, stiff tail and, when I asked how it moved, they said it rain in a very stiff/awkward way. The animal crossed the road in front of them and into the long grass. When I showed them an old photo of a tiger, they said it was almost identical. I still think about it to this day, especially considering that they had no prior knowledge of what a tiger was when they saw it.

[@kevinbrowne3089]

Made me have chills.

[@JurassicPark2010]

It's definitely out there, I mean there are loads of sightings from trustworthy people and people who have no incentive to lie. Looks like the government is doing a bad job at hiding this from the tinfoil hat guys

[@waynecunningham4717]

Where were you ?

[@TheGoofyPlanet]

​@waynecunningham4717 he shouldn't say. Hunters could go there and truly eliminate them

[@dreskillblade3930]

Don't give this location to any body. Contact Forrest directly

[@BobSwine]

I'm not saying that there is no chance that Tasmanian tigers still exist, but the fact that someone had one and it died just before your friend could see it, and the fact that the bones were too charred to test their DNA... I mean, I've heard tons of stories like this before. And why didn't your friend take the bones with her, like why did she only take a photo. Maybe you are extremely unlucky but I find this tough to believe.

[@4bidden1]

You’re using what’s called critical thinking…the people that will fund his trip and salary are not thinking critically

[@BobSwine]

You cannot base everything on your gut feeling @@4bidden1

[@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc]

@@4bidden1so people who support this research is dumb? What??

[@4bidden1]

@@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc funding in a unicorn is kinda dumb yes

[@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc]

@@4bidden1it’s a animal, not a mythical creature. You make no sense kid.

[@libertyoutdooradventures6595]

The fact that she didn't bring a piece of bone back for testing tells us everything we need to know

[@jamesvalentine4597]

G’day Forest from Huonville Tasmania been living here for nearly 2 years from Western Australia Fremantle originally. The Tassie tiger and the cooler weather were two of the biggest draw cards plus semi retirement. I stumbled across your podcast for wont of a better word and was listening whilst doing the beer run to Dover,and nearly run off the road when I heard you say that the man himself Nick Mooney had opened up and mentioned his sighing!! I had to rewind three or four times to make sure I’d heard you right 😊and I must say the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. If he says he saw them you can guarantee” 💯they are there” I know which town he live in and it’s a beautiful place was there last week, I hope one day to meet him and introduce myself without driving him mad .I know he must get sick of the same old questions but he is SO credible and the speed you gave him and his credibility was second to none.All I can say is WOW and thank you to you both. 👍✌️👏👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@camsmith4433]

The Australian Night Parrot last sighted in the 1930s believed to be extinct. Dead one found on roadside in the 90s and now they have recently located living populations.The Adelaide Blue tongue skink believed extinct also rediscovered. Lets hope persistents lead to this magnificent animal also being officially rediscovered.

[@CrusaderLegFoot]

I've got three more for ya. The two rarest seabirds, the Magenta and Bermuda petrels, were thought to be extinct. The Magenta petrel was thought to be extinct for over 100 years before its rediscovery in the 1970s. The Bermuda petrel is more impressive, thought to be extinct for over 300 years (since the 1600s) before being rediscovered in 1951. However, both pale in comparison to the coelacanth. The coelacanth (SEE-lə-kanth) was believed to be extinct since the Late Cretaceous, somewhere around 65 million years ago, during the same mass extinction that took out the dinosaurs, with the only evidence of it existing being fossils, the oldest known fossils being over 410 million years old. However, in 1938, it was discovered very much alive off the coast of South Africa. Due to how long they have been believed to be extinct, they are known as "living fossils". These fascinating creatures are a firm reminder that, if given the chance, life will find a way. If these creatures survived, then there is a very real chance that the Thylacine is still out there somewhere.

[@MrWereBeaver]

The cool thing it's Forrest's grandad who fished that up@@CrusaderLegFoot

[@markmiller6402]

If they do find it, I hope they leave it alone.

[@islandfishing3267]

Quite, quite different to a top-tier predator hiding in plain sight...

[@1marcelo]

Yeah, the Norwegian Blue Parrot was once seen in a pet shop

[@thekingofdiy]

i feel like my dog has the same eating habits

[@DinoSaw1234-bi4et]

Hi

[@Lordsavesthose777]

Haha same here

[@Aquafinity]

hey there Joey! 👋

[@Foxtrot12345]

I'm glad to see that you're posting on KZbin now; I missed your shows on Discovery. The Thylacine is one of my favorite 'extinct' animal. I still firmly believe they're still out there, and one of my dreams is to visit Australia and work on conservation efforts.

[@Comin_at_U_Live]

It's not extinct.. pictures just sent in 5 days ago from a guy on vacation with his dad in Tasmania

[@jeremias-serus]

@@Comin_at_U_Live aged poorly

[@rahulkale9524]

It’s totally worth man love your content and do your thing you inspire us❤

[@user-tg9xk9sy9k]

My grandmother made the local paper back in the "90's as she spotted one near Nerrena reserve (south Gippsland, Victoria, Australia). She had a keen eye and spent her entire life living on the family farm. She never waivered in her belief of what she saw, a tassie tiger. Nan, you were a legend!!!

[@michellesartori6695]

Nan was right!

[@Garand.visuals]

Sadly she's wrong, the tiger has been extinct for hundreds or even thousands of years on the mainland, I've lived in Vic Otways for most of my life, never seen anything

[@user-tg9xk9sy9k]

@@Garand.visuals you too are just as likely to be wrong, no-one knows but those who dismiss others for their own views are most likely to be wrong. It's called a bubble that you're in, the Otways are hours drive away, no-one is claiming a sighting there

[@Garand.visuals]

@@user-tg9xk9sy9k not really, it's like 98% right

[@johnpot7323]

My neck of the woods [I mean bush] and I concur!

[@Thegreywanderer42]

Someone call Joe Rogan!!!

[@Wick-d_Trucking]

He was just on Rogan a few months ago I believe

[@Kryp7iic]

Dude for real. Him and Steve rinella

[@Wick-d_Trucking]

Jan 2023 ✅

[@BucksCorner101]

​@@Kryp7iicThey've both been on the pod already

[@gonna_hurt_your_feelings]

This is great!

[@AlbertoP-tz6yl]

It's hard to believe that a scientist didn't collect the lower jaw as evidence.

[@sjoerdvanbemmel9540]

Go for it! I’m following you for sure! Good luck!!

[@andrewgreen2224]

You should drop a Tasmanian Tiger themed merch line to help fund the expedition!! I’d buy a cool thylacine t-shirt in a heartbeat!!

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

Same! I'd also buy a stuffed animal thylacine as fast as I could get the cash to do so. I'd cherish it, as Thylacines have always been one of my favorite animals. They are the animals that got me into cryptozoology and conservation at a young age. It is a dream of mine to see one and those who have should realize just how lucky they are. I have never doubted that this magnificent animal is still out there somewhere, and I never will as long as I live.

[@gaming4K]

He gonna make up a new story for you for that money. . It's business for him he only needs to keep people interested and he has a business for life. . idiots. .

[@bakedvideos]

I would not

[@terryyakamoto3488]

I think that the existential threat to the Thylacine was so intense in the 30's that natural selection adapted the species to never be seen for long enough for someone to take a picture of them on a mobile phone. FFS

[@hlogilehlogonolo5438]

Weirdo

[@fredfred4086]

I was in Tasmania 30 years ago, and a tourist guide was talking about Thylacines. She said multiple people had come up to her and told her that they knew where Thylacines were living in the Tasmanian forest but they didn't want to give away the location. She said fine, bring in some scat (droppings) of the Thylacine, that will be scientific proof without giving away the location. No one ever came forward with any scat.

[@incineroar9933]

I mean animals don't constantly poop as they go. They could have simply not found any poops.

[@jonathanking6851]

​@incineroar9933 Right. When a tourist spots an animal in the distance that piques their interest, they don't approach and start digging around looking for scat. And most certainly, if they saw them once, they don't go back out into the woods a second time because some lady said so. Then, are successful a second time and then find and bring back poop to prove a point.

[@Neil_MALTHUS]

@@jonathanking6851 It's an EXTINCT animal. The least they could do is bring back a little poop (after finding it) so that we no longer consider to be EXTINCT. I'm sure you're aware, many people are full of bs and without something tangible thylacine-related, such stories probably are BS.

[@terryyakamoto3488]

It fascinates me as to why people are so desperate for extinct animals to exist. Must be something to do with the fear that death is the end

[@sdqsdq6274]

lol, clearly that tourist guide saw a dingo , and he went in with so many trail camera , a waste of $ , i do believe on the biologist word 50-50 , since they can id properly , most people cant even differentiate humans let alone animals , lol

[@k.c.r.5974]

You know what I just realized truly for the first time? Forrest is on a personal journey to prove to himself definitively that the Thylacine does not exist anymore. There's only a handful of places left and each one is being checked off one by one. All I know is this...I believe the Thylacine did make it to the 70's and possibly the 80's but I haven't seen one on film since that mid 70's footage. It's hard knowing this creature and Earthling that I love and find so cool suffered so greatly in the end...

[@FreeRangepotat]

Finally content about Tassie. It’s nice to see content from where you live. So thank you for making this video. It made my day.

[@ham_sandvich]

lol i’m happy to never see anything abt it

[@leopolddjurovic7345]

Not keeping the jaw and $5M expedition? Major red flags

[@4bidden1]

😂

[@loncho5079]

Asking $5M but only buying 2,000 trail cameras is another red flag! $5M is more than enough to start your own "Trail Camera Manufacturing Company!" With that kind of money you can buy a MILLION trail cameras from China. 🤣🤣

[@4bidden1]

@@loncho5079 😂

[@peterwilliams2152]

Have priced helicopter rides in PNG? Labour? Food?

[@4bidden1]

@@peterwilliams2152 in a poor country where the western dollar/euro goes really far ..

[@jasonpapai]

I think one of the issues about the TT still being alive is, for it to be so hard to find and the very small amount of alleged sightings reported you would have to assume that their numbers are very low, the problem with that is that for any animal species to survive for any length of time there needs to a minimum population to avoid inbreeding and genetic drift. It seems unlikely that an animal that was killed to the point of near extinction would be able to recover in any significant numbers without serious inbreeding. And one of the major side effects of inbreeding is eventually the animals become sterile and die out anyway

[@ratha8799]

Cheetahs recovered from only having 7 left. That was thousands of years ago but they still are effected by the inbreeding (their small head being part of it). They're doing fine now 😅

[@agermanpotato6009]

This reminds me of cheetahs but yeah I had the same thought

[@1desrobertson]

My contention too.

[@1desrobertson]

thousands of years.Who counted and recorded them?@@ratha8799

[@alistermacpherson7120]

In NZ in or about 1900 -1910 there were 10 Canadian Moose released into Fiordland,& over 100 years later there is still a possibility that a small remnant population still exists.

[@KnitWitch]

Freaking fascinating! Good luck, I'll be waiting patiently :)

[@cindyvillagechick514]

Just discovered you. What a brilliant presentation. I thoroughly enjoyed every second, full of information, to the point and fascinating. (Best of all no waffling) I’d LOVE to know the Thylacine has managed to remain alive. What amazing animals they are. I wish you every success in finding them. I thought your photo questionnaire was genius, as it gave lots of info.

[@SarcastSempervirens]

So a person is hired to all this work and weeks in the jungle during the pandemic, just to find the animal, and she finds the remains, takes a photo of an entire jaw and simply leaves it there??? You find ONE EVIDENCE of it existing and you just leave it there??? Come on :D

[@tbounds4812]

i can understand why she didn't take it with her but what i don't understand is why she only took 1 photo

[@Mike-01234]

They could have carbon dated it I call it BS.

[@shaheerasgardian2926]

also not to mention thylacine were grassland mammals as far as we know

[@aristology6912]

@@shaheerasgardian2926they were marsupials dawg

[@Bakedea87]

It was a favor and he said he purposely didn't give her much evidence besides a pic and to ask if they've seen something similar. You act like she knew all about the Thylacine 😂

[@stephenellis3609]

I’ve held hope for nearly 40 years that the Thylacine is still out there. It’s such a unique and interesting animal.

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

I hope that is an overstatement

[@jonintrovertedpotato3866]

Why? Nothing amazing about it, just sad if it is in fact gone for good.

[@hansolo631]

So I don't want to watch this guy's full video, did he find anything beyond the vague claims mentioned at the start?

[@hansolo631]

God I'm wasting my time, by a guy wearing thylacine shirt, who gets money and meager social and academic clout from attempts to search for them, explaining how these guys just fumble for their cameras at the opportune times. The real story is putting bounties on the heads of large, intelligent animals willy-nilly until the creature is extinct - if there's any doubt that humans are not good for the planet, I mean,

[@lukeporras1288]

⁠​⁠@@hansolo631 They potentially found the bones of a recently deceased thylacine, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

[@Kinjo2008]

*The irony of this man looking for the thylacine in these remote areas of the woods and has the name "Forrest" is not lost on me.* 😂

[@judydelano4152]

I love all your stories Forrest. I hope to see you at Animalcon this. See if you can get Josh Gates to come with you. What a discussion you guys could have.

[@jordowhite1604]

I truely believe Tasmania is still a chance,it’s so undiscovered and untouched…fingers crossed for you brother,very interesting and exciting thought 😊

[@tamaslaszlo2796]

I really hope that they are still there, but this Rose story is pretty much unbelievable. I mean someone with that background would have known that any phisical evidence would have been extremely valueable, even if it is a piece of a jaw

[@3vilameba]

Came here to say the same! Not even a reason or excuse for why she didn't bring it back. It seems like it's a ploy to gain funding.

[@Toe_Merchant]

There is no reason why "Rose from a scientific background" wouldn't take the jaw, and he just completely brushed that point off. What a load of horseshit.

[@user-jt3tv2hx9v]

thank you for not putting ads in your videos its rare these days

[@ellaine157]

New Subscriber here because of Tasmanian Tiger 🐅 looking forward to see them in the wild with this Channel more power to you vlogs God bless always! 👍🏼✨

[@timnoonantv]

Love this!

[@zombiedoggie2732]

is it possible that the real reason that Nick remained quiet, is to avoid idiots trying to shoot those two thylacines for a trophy?

[@obeselord9501]

yes....

[@JohnSmith-pn1vv]

Trophies that can't be displayed aren't trophies. Nick didn't say anything because he didn't want resources misappropriated, if a ranger says he just saw two tigers, they would conduct a costly search looking for it. Nick is full of sheet, like Gallante. With the advent of trail cams, sightings of extinct animals like a tazzy tiger are akin to bigfoot sightings. Bigfoot and the tazzy tiger don't exist, millions of trail cams and zero sightings prove this. If Gallante really did discover a tiger in tas or PNG, it would condemn them to extinction. Gallante's show and alive or extinct shtick, are full of sheet.

[@doraexplora9046]

No Australian would do it. You can bet your bottom dollar it will be a bunch foreigners who wouldn't care less about these animals return, that would do it for the publicity.

[@Nick-lu1bx]

Shoot them? They were already dead according to the video.

[@bsrkoacar8414]

​​@@JohnSmith-pn1vvI don't completely disagree with your point regarding big foot. I dont think you realize how remote some areas of the planet are. Lol at thinking there are lots of (if any) trail cameras in somewhere like papua new guinea. Plus this guy has found like 5 other species that were officially "extinct"

[@jamesfillers7308]

I truly believe that the Tasmanian tiger us still out there. Keep it up man

[@AAchurch]

I listened and enjoyed this odd topic that I randomly landed on. Good video!

[@jreverie7018]

Currently travelling Tasmania and have asked a few people who are actively trying to save the Tasmanian Devil population and they've all said there's zero chance they're alive sadly. Their prey are typically not in dense bush where they could potentially be hiding.

[@healthrecord508]

As a Tasmanian, 63, I've heard all the stories but never any conclusive evidence. IF they're still out there I hope they're never found. Enough interference from humanity.

[@nullc0ntext]

God I miss Extinct or Alive so much. Some of the last good TV there seemed to be. This was so great to watch. Hoping for you to get that discovery Forrest!

[@Jeffro5564]

He probably will if he finds existence of the Tasmania tiger

[@Apexplayz-ms8ez]

I loved Extinct or Alive

[@zilkmusik7652]

WOW! Can't wait for you to go there and find it!🎉

[@grantfoley5414]

Greetings from Cairns. I hope you had some time to check out the rainforest while you were here. This video had me intrigued the whole time. Now to watch the next one 😅

[@Jeffro5564]

Imagine Forrest going to Tasmania and first 10 mins in undisclosed location he finds a family of Tasmanian tigers with pups and records it

[@penguinagents2015]

That would be the find of the century. But it might be better to keep it a secret. Otherwise, some people would immediately grab their guns and charge in.

[@rattings9121]

@@penguinagents2015probably the greatest scientific rediscovery of an extinct species of animal in the history of anything lmao. Thylacine is the holy grail of extinct animals that may still be alive.

[@Scott__H]

As with all of your presentations, very intriguing and entertaining. Well done, and good luck, Forrest.

[@niyantadeshpande5682]

Awesome 👍 Please stay safe and keep up the great work 😊🙏

[@tylortylorsuuuiii-hj7wi]

Let’s just say this if he finds the Tasmania tiger this will be so big and it probably will break the internet

[@bullzdawguk]

For over 20 years I have lived in a rural part of the UK. My house is surrounded by fields with a small woodland facing my house directly. There is a healthy population of birds and since COVID grey squirrels have appeared in my garden. While they are an invasive species from America introduced in the 19th century, which displaced the native red squirrel, I still welcomed them and leave food out for them and the birds every day. Locally, there is one of only two populations of mountain hares. The other population is in Scotland. They were introduced locally for Victorian hunters and a healthy population has thrived here. The Romans originally introduced them, but they have adapted and naturalised to the UK after living here for so long. I sometimes take my dogs for a walk in the area where they live (Dovestone Reservoir). It's a beautiful valley and national park. On only two occasions it's been my privilege to see a hare. It's surprising how large they are and how fast they can move, which is why I only got a glimpse of them. It's as if your mind realises what you've just seen the second it disappears from your view. In the almost 40 years I have lived in the UK there are certain animals I've only seen once or twice. Hedgehogs are fairly common, right on my doorstep. Yet, the only time I've seen one, it was walking across the road in a fairly built up area, not near to where I live. Stoats and weasels literally live on my doorstep. But, I've yet to see a single one of them. Foxes are local and urban foxes thrive. In fact, there are more urban foxes than there are rural. However, you rarely see them. Perhaps you'll get a quick sight of one running across the road, late at night. Aside from that, you're lucky to study one for any length of time. A few years ago, I was blessed with a fox living at the bottom of my garden with 3 little ones. I would leave a bit of food out for them, just enough to give them snack. After all, I didn't want them to rely solely on me for food. Those little ones needed to look after themselves and learn how to hunt etc. from their mother. For the first and only time I had to opportunity to watch a fox with her three young interacting. It was fascinating to watch them interact and run about. What struck me instantly was how they moved, which was more like a cat than a canine, which I expected. In fact, it amazed me just how nimble they were. The young would be jumping and weaving around each other as they ran together. It was a rare thing to see and I made the most of watching them. Apart from that, I'm still waiting to see my first stoat or weasel. I know they're here, but they are elusive. If a creature can remain elusive where I live, which is rural, but not lacking a human population whatsoever, then a TT can live deep in the wilderness and remain completely unseen, I reckon.

[@twitteringothers5059]

You speak a truth which gives us hope. I am now 50 years old. I'm not even Australian but I hope that before I die I could witness the Tasmanian Tigers being re-discovered.

[@D0B3RW0M4N]

Good read, thanks for sharing

[@bullzdawguk]

​ @twitteringothers5059 ​ @D0B3RW0M4N Apologies. Your comments are genuinely appreciated. I had written a reply to both of you a few weeks prior. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted the reply before I could post it. This left me angry and I couldn't be bothered to post again, until now. lmao! Mainly, I wanted to add some updates that have occurred since posting. A few weeks ago, I was walking my dog down the lane towards my house when I witnessed something I never thought I'd see, literally on my doorstep. Deer. They ran along the footpath in front of my house, which borders the small woodland facing my home. I managed to have a glimpse of them as they ran across the road facing my home, then down the side of my house, which is an old Victorian staircase. My partner has seen them since. According to my neighbour, there are 5 of them, and we see them frequently, I'm pleased to say. As well, another neighbour has informed me there is a badger that's been seen near my home, which I find amazing, since I never expected badgers to live near my home. Rabbits have also been spotted in my valley, but I have yet to see them. These are totally unrelated to the hares I mention in my OP. So, it's yet another species thriving in my area, I am happy to say.

[@candacemcconkey5390]

For the first time in years I feel hope about this wonderful animal being discovered! I thank you so much for your determination and drive to search for the Thylacine but also being responsible and respectful of the importance of keeping this information confidential. I am so excited to see what you will discover!!!

[@michaelscholtz9]

Shut up he's full of shit just scamming people they went extinct decades ago

[@boxingacct378]

I’ve heard there is a small population of them in Victoria on the edge of a national park and are regularly sighted by farmers in the area. All kept very quiet and researchers have been seen in the area. I’ve heard stories about CALM Western Australia knowing about the existence of them throughout the state for decades now. They generally come out at night and can move huge distances every evening. Between Bridgetown and Nannup there was an excellent sighting by 3 people December last year.

[@AhmedSaud-ti9yy]

Please make another video on Thylacine.I am so hyped

[@johnstewart7741]

In the early 1990s, during my travels in Western Australia, an intriguing incident unfolded. One morning, as I embarked on a journey from Pemberton to Margaret River, departing from Karri Lodge Resort, an unexpected encounter occurred. Just as I turned onto Stewart Road, a creature resembling a dog dashed across my path, its distinct stripes and pointed tail leaving an indelible impression. Without hesitation, I recognized it as a tiger, though it vanished into the dense scrub without a trace. Upon reaching Margaret River, I visited a wildlife park, now seemingly closed, drawn to its collection of local avian species and majestic eagles. Inside the administration-café building, I was drawn to a series of aged photographs adorning the walls. Among them, one image stood out: a Tasmanian tiger. Instantly, I connected the dots, realizing that the creature I had encountered bore a striking resemblance. My fixation on the photograph didn't go unnoticed, as a local ranger approached me, curious about my interest. I recounted the morning's sighting, and to my surprise, he met my story with a solemn acknowledgment. Apparently, the park had received numerous reports of similar sightings in the vicinity over the years, adding a layer of validation to my experience.

[@Dan-hn1lx]

This is possible there is a cave in that region that has a Thylacine skeleton and also a giant wombat jaw bone very interesting!!

[@lineyking]

Mammoth Cave

[@omarthewire]

Who tf types like this in a youtube comment 😂😂

[@johnstewart7741]

me f ckwit @@omarthewire

[@Nitidus]

​@@omarthewireSomeone who wants to convince you of something knowing that he has zero evidence to back anything up. It's a classic rhetorical trick often used in propaganda efforts to divert attention from the very lackluster basis of the presented claims.

[@EvilSnipa]

He saw 4 Thylacine? And I rode on the back of Nessie. I forgot my camera

[@alexfowler283]

I smash beers with bigfoot! 🥂

[@alexfowler283]

Good guy not as hairy as people think

[@TorontoRaptors77]

Dude the odds thats no one had a camera out when they witnessed these is suspicious.

[@delCorteh]

Feels like Forrest gave enough info for anyone with any intent to find the place and people

[@stardustgirl2904]

Why on earth 🌍 would Rose 🌹 leave the jaw bone when she's in the business?

[@noahkalvelage327]

Right

[@fredmullison4246]

Yep. Any professional zoologist knows that physical hard anatomy of a species is the gold standard for proving existence. And in the case of a mammal, and in particular a marsupial, with their unique dentition (no DNA analysis would be necessary), the fact that she didn't secure this evidence is a huge red flag.

[@ryu-ken]

I think she lied

[@stardustgirl2904]

@@ryu-ken Me too!

[@promontorium]

The thylacine wasn't a canine. It's not really even close. Meerkats, cats, and sea lions are closer related to dogs than thylacine. It's just convergent evolution making it shaped similar to canines.

[@user-bv1gb5fi7x]

You should probably reread his caption because he already said that.

[@ChrisLifts710]

No where did forest say a thylacine and a dog are the same💀💀

[@NaotaSanguinarius]

@@ChrisLifts710 19:49 Literally uses the phrase “marsupial canine”

[@michaelmcpherson5205]

Awesome content. Thumbnail is insane tho

[@cuatro336]

If it is still alive, I honestly hope it stays hidden. Poaching would be brutal.

[@TipHerAFish]

I love your passion for this subject, and I've loved every show I've seen you in. I can't wait to find out the results of this expedition

[@Finnthewonderdog]

Would love to be involved in something like this. I’ve been following thylacine reports for years since my zoology degree. I definitely think they’re out there still.

[@elisecody84]

Forest my man you’re going to FIND it I know it!!! Good luck when you’re ready.

[@shadyloc4018]

I've been fascinated by zoology and especially the Tasmanian Tiger since I was a small child. Which really set me apart from my peers being that i grew up on Long Island NY lol. Forrest, PLEASE take me on an expedition!? That would be a dream come true!! Good luck!!!

[@elmerjr.ampongan515]

Big Fan Sir, Best of luck...dream of seeing one in these era even only in videos..more power

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

What kind of scientist leaves such an important specimen(the jaw bone) in the field, where it will likely never be seen again, and instead just takes a picture of it? In fact, why would she not take _all_ of the bones, regardless of how burnt/charred they were? Jaws and teeth are the most diagnostic bones for mammals, and she just leaves it behind?

[@RandomRants525]

Wow mate you just blew my mind! I hope they exist. I was thinking Far north Queensland and then you said it. WOW! And as soon as I realised you were about to say a new location I actually said PNG 0.5secs before you although that was easy guess after FNQ. I hope you find it bro! And what a fantastic vidio! I learnt so much. P.S What amazes me the most about really big thorough expeditions like what you do is that you don't find something unexpected like a YOWIE or BUNJIP? I actually do know why. We are very sneaky.👍✌️

[@downrodeo]

Literally had the same experience as you watching this.

[@RandomRants525]

@@downrodeo Are you also a Yowie? The 1st people of Australia escaped into the wilds of PNG to avoid being eaten by the Aboriginals so why not take a tiger or 2. They were Pygmys and they love rainforests as well. Apparently there was a tribe hiding out in Far north Queensland until the 50s they have since been almost breed out, but there is still the odd little man here and there. I met one in Weipa. He was one of the nicest, most interesting people I have ever met.

[@downrodeo]

@@RandomRants525No I am from Malaysia. Cool story tho.

[@RandomRants525]

@@downrodeo Do you have a big foot creature in Malaysia? What's it called? Plenty of forest there for things to hide in.

[@downrodeo]

@@RandomRants525 Hmmm no not that I know off. However on the Borneo side of things there are a lot of stories. I lived in Sabah for a few years as I built a mtb trail with my brother there and we found ancient graves and saw a lot of creatures. Best damned thing I saw was a golden pangolin and came face to face w a bloody pit viper and its babies of all things. I tripped. Saw her eyes. I backed away slowly and never looked back. We also came across a malayan coral snake under our carpets recently at a trail we are building here. There are other stories but it's those that is kinda hard to share without getting mocked.

[@BongDonky]

The Tasmanian Tiger is still kickin around. But you really need five million for one expedition? That is fekin nuts.

[@batperson3532]

Bruh this aint a one week couple's retreat to another country, this is a full on expedition with a crew of experts carrying state of the art equipment that takes years of planning and months of field work on a very remote location.

[@mariemccann5895]

@@batperson3532 Get real, this guy is on an ego trip ignoring all the evidence. He is not the person for this kind of work.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Papua is one of the wildest, most remote places on Earth. There aren't many roads, the terrain in the highlands is steep, dense jungle. If he's going to have a team, all that equipment, he'll have to pay local guides, he'll probably need a security team, and he'll probably have to fly everything in and out by air, for several months. It adds up quick.

[@patriciahughes4213]

​@@Pushing_PixelsWhat about permitting? From what I've read New Zealand is very particular about people entering their country and exactly what their plans are. *I also find his/this guy's arrogance about other cryptid hunters.. Obviously he hasn't put any effort into meeting others. There are actually scientists, doctors, and others that search for cryptids. I bet Dr.Jeff Meldrum would like to talk to this guy. Or Dr. Melba Ketchum. Dr Ketchumowns a DNA testing facility*

[@SC-lo4mp]

If you under budget in papau New Guinea, you’re going to end up with a ton of health and safety violations and several dead team members. That place is no joke.

[@mikaham681]

I have walked in the New Guinea mountains. And I can assure you it is serious wilderness. The forrest which is tropical, but not dissimilar to northern Australian forest is very very dense, very rugged, very wet, with Peaks and troughs, maybe 1000m from top to bottom. To travel 10km, on the map, may require 3 or 4 peaks, and 3 or 4 river crossings, with the climbing and descending associated with those peaks and troughs. The tribes of the area are timid, humble, but very very sturdy. The people are small, and strong, because they spend their days walking up and down hills. Many have malaria which to them is a annoyance, rather than a disease, but still they do not look healthy. For a westerner, its an intense spiritual experience to meet and communicate with these people. It changes your perspective on life because you realise the gift you have been given, and enjoy, by living in a western country. I saw very very few wild animals or domestic animals. Why, because they eat them, and they are no longer common. Their primary diet is root vegetables, because the earth is so fertile and everything grows, but in the mountains, they have no concept of farming or animal husbandry. If they find an animal, they kill it and eat it. I sincerely hope that you find a thylacine, and I would encourage a big expedition to find one in New Guinea. But I can tell you, in the mountains, you are a long way from home. There are no roads, no shops, no communications, no police, no one to come and save you. The only way in and out is walking, or helicopter. And you must, have a local guide, and you must get permission to cross the land, otherwise you will break their rules and that will result in big big trouble. If you want to see how life was, 1,000, 10,000, maybe 50,000 years ago, go to the mountains in New Guinea.

[@timnoonantv]

Just went to PNG for this very reason. It is indeed a wild place.

[@GinnyYork-cx2rm]

Yes....go....I can't wait for you to go and bring back images...:)

[@SPP333]

As a fellow Aussie, YES!!! I'd also like to suggest in your big crew to grab a bunch of Aussies, we are good company, hardy, drought tolerant and can carry heavy things, basically like a sure footed mountain pony😉😆 All for it, love that you're taking an interest in it, big fan of both you and the thylacine, a good combination that may well be fruitful, Good Luck!

[@average_joe_krootdude5240]

Can we start a gofundme for this man to go and do this? Like come one i would donate in a heart beat!

[@MelodicTurtleMetal]

I'll do it for 1 million

[@TT-bn3db]

Sounds suspicious, why didn't Rose (a scientist) keep jawbone for analysis?

[@OccidentalAryan]

Exactly.

[@CareFreeZone]

Make extinct or alive a youtube specific show, i miss the show so much, it was one of my favourite shows

[@miggs80]

Here’s the part where people in the comments pretend to have seen one or have a family member that seen one even though they’re extinct and nobody in the world has a picture or video of one to back up their claim. How convenient for their made up story lol.

[@diktatoralexander88]

Too many people with stories from credible people they know. Sasquatch sightings are known to be stereotyped so just because a person doesn't meet that description doesn't mean they still can't be wrong. It's just weird that they couldn't show the actual photo of the charred bone. I grill sometimes, those village people must've been using high heat for the bones to have become that charred. Bones are pretty resistant to charring if you're at normal cooking temperatures.

[@yamaniwilson8852]

I've sat and watched a small pack of thylacine from 20m away, for about 15mins, maybe 1986 or 87. Remote Queensland outback. Don't care if no one ever believes me. It was a blessing to have witnessed them first hand. That's enough for me.

[@cephotoclub]

I was going to do an expedition about 10 years ago in Tassie. Unfortunately life got in the way at the time, I would love to get back into the hunt. Chatting to locals got me a few clues in semi remote areas. Most importantly as most of Tassie really is unexplored, I believe the only way to find them is to go where no one has been before. Papua New Guinea sounds fascinating and I get goose bumps even thinking about it and I'm not even on the crew :( .I agree with the mainland Dingo conclusion and found this to be the case myself through research. The world is too large to assume just because you cant see it its not there. Good luck with your quest.

[@twoskies3226]

These conversations always provide a great source of humor for people who understand the actual size of the world.

[@robert-jamesnagy2886]

This is the most exciting thing I’ve heard in such a long time. I can’t wait too see the results of this research!

[@jamiemcdonald7283]

Your doing great things Forest, I'm an Australian, love what your doing

[@carolciscel1666]

Totally worth it. The other expeditions I watched lasted only a few days and it was clear that tramping around in the wilderness making all kinds of noise wasn't going to result in a positive sighting!

[@CKY_83]

@ForrestGalante have you seen Rob Parsons latest video? They potentially found tracks on a beach on the west coast of Tasmania! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@spino-soar-us9206]

Can we get Mr Beast here to see this video?

[@klof4276]

AMOGUS!!!!!!!!

[@Axel2604]

AMONG US AMONG US SUS US=missing S meaning if u add S in the beginning its AMONG SUS

[@MattHobson-cr6xk]

​@@Axel2604"now that reminds me kids don't smoke crack"Lt.

[@hucz]

I'm so glad I have no idea what nonsense you guys are talking about, I'll keep that garbage out thanks.

[@RegioVlogsMty]

No

[@Nebulon5000]

I am all for this. But I MUST ask... --How was a "scientist" lady able to find a jaw bone and get quality photos of it but did not think to take them back with her? -- Was she like...."hey these are cool, and I'll take photos, but these jaw bones are too heavy to carry out" or something? --I don't understand, because everyone in my family that does science would get a hard-on for a trace of a hair follicle of some ancient animal or whatever...but to leave a jawbone? --like.....what? But overall...I am a big supporter of this guy and his work...much love no doubt...go find it!!! (if it's there lol)

[@AG-ze8sj]

This is only a clickbait to get funding for further adventure.

[@autobotftwww]

You missed another bit, he can't show the actual picture in the video! It's a scam.

[@lys_is_me]

My husband was one of the firemen sent from NSW to fight those fires in Tasmania He was just east of the area you mentioned actually.

[@gibstar123]

Good luck man! You are making my childhood dream become a reality

[@FoMoCo20]

I’ve followed you for years now, all your TV shows, Wild Times, you name it, I’ve watched it. Love your content, you seem to keep things real and if you think it’s out there then I absolutely think it’s out there. It would be absolutely amazing to find it before Colossal makes one. Can’t wait for the Mammoth though!!! Keep pushing, keep killing it and I’ll be along for the ride every step of the way. P.S. Ask Elon, he’d probably help you out. He’s into making history.

[@Meevious]

Yep, Nick Mooney is a serious guy. I can't imagine him inventing such a scenario. There's a strong disincentive for people with information about thylacines in Tasmania to report it. Not only is there concern that curious explorers could disturb the highly stress-sensitive animals, but the state government is obscenely corrupt and has a history of intimate involvement with the deforestation industry, which is violently opposed to the existence of endangered species, as they endanger its enterprise. The same breed of undesirable dimwit that destroyed all of those thylacines 200 years ago is sadly still going strong. Many credible reports in the last fifty years have led to the sighting areas suddenly being turned over for burning or "management" with poisoned baiting, so you won't find many people today willing to tell you where they've seen one. They are extremely secretive creatures and always have been. They tramp about like an injured dog when they think no one's looking, but the moment they see a human, they can move completely silently through thick brush. They could just about pass between your legs while you're madly searching for another glimps of them. Incredible animals. It will be a huge loss if they really do go extinct. The Tasmanian Devil population is estimated at something like 50 000, so 3500 thylacines over 100 years doesn't seem like such a lot, given that both animals have about a 6 year natural turnover. Without a doubt, they survived the bounty era, but whether any remnant population is stable is another question. If there are somehow thylacines present in West Papua, despite its much longer history of canines (dingos were introduced to Australia from New Guinea, having already been there for tens of thousands of years), it would be quite a marvel. The islands have been separate since before most of Australia's other megafauna was rendered extinct and while it shares many plant and animal groups with mainland Australia, the vast majority of the islands' respective species are not shared, the groups being represented by visibly different species. I wish you luck. Even if you don't find a thylacine, it being New Guinea, you're bound to bump into a whole bunch of other species that are new to science. Hell, you might find something considered even more extinct, like a velociraptor, that place is so dense and tractless.

[@heleti0000]

I lived in PNG a while back and was fortunate enough to visit villages in remote areas by light plane from time to time. Flying over the dense forest covered mountains and then walking through some of the remote trails with villagers, I could easily believe anything, including “dinosaurs” (not really - but ?) could be alive there. Urban people have no comprehension of how remote and untouched some of the interior of PNG is - vast areas where no people have EVER been to or explored, so yes, the Thylacine could easily be present in some of these remote valleys, but never have been seen because no one has ever been able to get to these areas

[@TheJonnyzeus]

Doesn’t the thylacines’ best chances for survival lie in nobody finding one?

[@MatthewsPersonal]

It definitely survived the official date, but given how conservstion nearly doesnt exist in tasmania, it likely no longer exists

[@1Kent]

I hope they're still alive.

[@soumita3468]

You are a pioneer, a true legend. Hats off..

[@SPM.Aurorafpv]

Bravo Forrest!👏💪papua is such an unknown place that probably you will fine ather incredibly creatures to! 😊 Take me with you I'm good tracker😉🥰

[@blackie75]

My uncle shot one that was attacking his chickens at a fairly remote property alongside the King river just out of Strahan in late 60s. He said he thought it was a dog, but when he went to retrieve it, he seen the stripes and odd shaped ears and head etc and immediately realised what it was. They'd been running a few stories about the animal in the papers and on television about its extinction and my uncle panicked, assuming he would receive a hefty fine or worse, he threw the carcass into the King river and never mentioned it for 25 years.

[@anthonycalvillo298]

NOOOOOO

[@blackie75]

@@anthonycalvillo298 Yeah, terrible shame and my uncle died a few years back too so, unfortunately I can't ask him anything further about it.

[@JustDrum-DontThink]

Forest you don’t have to go all the way PNG to see a Thylacine . I know where they live in South East Qld. I sat in my car with my daughter for approx an hour watching to young Thylacine playing . They were not concerned by us being there, watching them. There is no other animal like them and living in the outback Australia all my life I can honestly say these beautiful creatures are in plentiful numbers and need no cloning to bring them back! After this first experience with the two young ones it was about a year later that an adult slowly crossed the road in front of me…. At the same place!! After that some years later I saw another run across the road, this was an hour from the others. A little more time passed and about 15 minutes distance by car, back towards the first lot, another went across the road as I approached. Recently I saw two racing beside the road I live on and they went right past my house. Every time has been in the wee hours of morning when in the bush everyone is usually asleep. They are around more populated areas then anyone would ever imagine.

[@nippleberry6691]

y'all do anything but take a damn picture of it

[@suzannelewis3829]

Wow !!!

[@JustDrum-DontThink]

So many are sighted around my area. My girlfriend and her partner surprised one when they were going for a bush walk. They are not dangerous and do not eat meat because if they did, the huge amount of 1080 the council gives farmers for free would have wiped them out for sure