While many locals are thrilled to see the cub with its family, some worry too much attention will lead to it being killed.

In the case of the spirit bear, their white coats are due to a rare recessive phenotype (rather than albinism, since they have pigment in their skin and eyes). Thus, only about 10-20% of Kermode ...

Neither albino nor polar bear, the spirit bear (also known as the Kermode bear) is a white variant of the North American black bear, and it's found almost exclusively here in the Great Bear ...

Its white fur glows against the emerald moss and towering cedar trees, giving the impression of a spirit gliding through the wilderness. This is the Kermode bear, more commonly known as the ...

Also known as spirit bears, Kermode bears reside within a region of British Columbia’s coastline. Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation tales discuss the Kermode bear as a gift, a sign that humans should be ...

it makes the bear a Kermode bear or better known as the spirit bear. Kermode bears typically are found along islands in British Columbia and black bears are more so found in the eastern parts of ...

The bear has a nearly all-white coat ... like there are in British Columbia for the Kermode or “spirit bears” there. Those bears are known for standing out in the forest but being adept ...

Used with permission from photographer On the two islands, spirit bears are relatively common. They make up about 20 percent of the local population of their subspecies—the Kermode bear—with ...

An all-white “spirit bear” has been seen in the far northern ... The bears are also known as “Kermode bears” after Francis Kermode, who ran the province’s Royal BC Museum in the early ...

The bear has a nearly all-white coat ... like there are in British Columbia for the Kermode or “spirit bears” there. Those bears are known for standing out in the forest but being adept ...