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The spirit bear, sometimes called the Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), is a subspecies of the American black bear and lives in the Central and North Coast regions of British Columbia, Canada. [2] It is the official provincial mammal of British Columbia and symbol of Terrace, British Columbia.
The Kitasoo Spirit Bear Conservancy was established in 2006 surrounding Laredo Inlet on Princess Royal Island, British Columbia. [2] The Conservancy extends to nearby islands, totalling an area of approximately 102,875 hectares.
Spirit bear refers to any white-coated American black bear. It also specifically refers to the Kermode bear, a subspecies of American black bear in coastal British Columbia, which has a high prevalence of white-coated bears. It can also refer to: Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story, a 2005 Canadian film
Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park (Nisga'a: Anhluut'ukwsim Lax̲mihl Angwinga'asankswhl Nisg̲a'a) is a provincial park in the Crater Creek, Tseax River and Nass River valleys of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, about 80 kilometres north of Terrace, and near the Nisga'a Villages of Gitlakdamix and Gitwinksihlkw.
This is a list of mammals of British Columbia. Bats (Chiroptera) Vesper bats (Vespertilionidae) ... Brown bear (Ursus arctos) LC. Grizzly bear ...
British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear: Pacific salmon: Pacific dogwood: Western redcedar: Jade: Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment) Provincial fossil: Elasmosaur: Manitoba [4] Great grey owl: Plains bison: Walleye: Prairie crocus: White spruce – Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free) Provincial grass: big bluestem ...
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. [1] It is home to the second largest natural hot springs in Canada, after Deer River Hot Springs 15 km to the north east. [2] It is a natural river of hot water rather than a spring fed man made pool. [3]
The park is the first area in Canada created specifically to protect grizzly bears and their habitat. [5] Though this prevented hundreds of grizzly deaths in British Columbia each year, dozens are still killed as a result of poaching, vehicle collisions, and government-sanctioned animal control. [3]