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 ...

The Kermode bear is a white black bear—a variant of ... according to some groups. "They might be 'cute,' but [white lions] contribute nothing to increasingly urgent conservation needs of their ...

Called Kermode bears they reside on a collection of islands in the province. Between 10-20% of the population has white fur. Sometimes people call them spirit bears.

This is the Kermode bear, more commonly known as the “spirit bear”—a living marvel and a symbol of natural wonder. The Great Bear Rainforest, home to these mystical creatures, is a place ...

This can certainly be said of the elusive and striking Kermode bear, a rare species of black bear found only in British Columbia. What makes the Kermode bear so special, and how does it thrive ...

File photo from 2017 shows B.C. Conservation officers tranquilizing a Kermode bear in Terrace after the animal became ...