These white bears exist in one place on earth: the Great Bear Rainforest. They are as rare and wondrous as the temperate rainforest they inhabit.
Steam rises of the back of a spirit bear in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Spirit bear on the lookout for salmon.
Spirit bear by a waterfall in the Great Bear Rainforest
A spirit bear foraging for mussels in the intertidal zone.
A spirit bear near a waterfall in the Great Bear Rainforest
A spirit bear searching for salmon in a cascading creek.
A spirit bear shaking water from its white fur.
Rainforest bear (Ursus americanus kermodei)
A spirit bear sitting on a log scanning a creek for salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Close up of a male spirit bear in the Great Bear Rainforest
A Kermode (or spirit bear) on a mossy log in the Great Bear Rainforest
Paws, claws and white fur of a spirit bear.
A spirit bear standing on a rock mid-stream.
A spirit bear standing on rocks looking for salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest
Portrait of a spirit bear in the Great Bear Rainforest