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The white variant is known as spirit bear, and is most common on three islands in British Columbia (Gribbell, Princess Royal, and Roderick), where they make up 10–20% of the Kermode population. [6] Spirit bears hold a prominent place in the oral traditions of the indigenous peoples of the area .
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.
The Great Bear Rainforest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unspoiled temperate rainforest left in the world. [14] The area is home to species such as cougars, wolves, salmon, grizzly bears, and the Kermode ("spirit") bear, a unique subspecies of the black bear, in which one in ten cubs displays a recessive white coloured coat.
A population of black bears with the same, or very similar, coloration as the Michigan bear are known to roam a large swath of coastal British Columbia. There are about 250 white Kermode bears ...
Black Bear Cub With Creamy White Coat Baffles Scientists Black bears are usually, well, black, but a wildlife worker in British Columbia spotted one of a decidedly different color, reports the ...
Canada, near Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia — Satre was killed while checking fence lines near the central British Columbia community of Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia. Investigation showed that the bear, a healthy male, had stalked Satre and his horse, for over 0.5 mi (0.80 km) before attacking.
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park or Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.The park is 9,580 km 2 (3,700 sq mi) in size. It was established in 1993 after an intensive campaign by Canadian and American conservation organizations to halt mining exploration and development in the area, and protect the area for its strong natural heritage and ...
Khutzeeymateen Provincial Park is located in the northern Kitimat Ranges, at the head of Khutzeymateen Inlet, approximately 37 km (23 mi) northeast of Prince Rupert.It borders Ksi X'anmaas Conservancy to the north, Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy to the west, and, to the south, Khyex Conservancy, covering the Khyex River watershed.