The Spirit Bear

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Meet the Spirit Bear

Also referred to as the Kermode bear and the ghost bear, the spirit bear is truly a remarkable creature.  This bear is not only beautiful in appearance, most scientists contend that it's uniqueness of the black bear the result of a recessive gene that appears in only a small percentage of black bears.

This lens has a few YouTube videos about the spirit bear including the opening clip from the TV movie with the same name.  Some web links are also included as well as polls about the spirit bear.  To meet the spirit bear, please check the YouTube video directly below this introduction.

 

The Rare White Kermode Bear 

A short introduction to the spirit bear.

The Rare White Kermode Bear

Overview to The rare White Kermode Bear aka Spirit Bear.

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New Wikipedia 

The Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), also known as the "spirit bear", is a subspecies of the American Black Bear living in the central and north coast of British Columbia, and noted for about 1/10 of their population having white or cream-coloured coats. This colour variant is due to a unique recessive trait in their gene pool?they are neither albino nor related to polar bears or the "blond" brown bears of Alaska's "ABC Islands".

Because of their ghost-like appearance, "spirit bears" hold a prominent place in the Canadian First Nations / American Indian mythology of the area.

The kermodei subspecies ranges from Princess Royal Island to Prince Rupert, British Columbia on the coast, and inland toward Hazelton, British Columbia. It is known to the indigenous population as Moksgm'ol. In the February 2006 Speech from the Throne by the Government of British Columbia, the Lieutenant Governor announced her government's intention to designate the Kermode or spirit bear as British Columbia's official animal. A male Kermode bear can reach 500 lb (225 Kg) or more, females get much smaller with a maximum weight of 300 lb (135 Kg). Straight up it stand 6 ft (180 cm) tall.

The Kermode bear was named after Francis Kermode, former director of the Royal B.C. Museum, who researched the species and a colleague of William Hornaday, the zoologist who described it.

Learn More About this Marvelous Species 

Sprit Bear Youth Coalition
This is the main organization dedicated to the spirit bear. Learn all about this cream-coloured black bear and a teenage boy's relentless fight to save it. In addition, you can see awesome photos of the bear and learn about the related movies.
National Geographic News
This is an article titled, Canada's "Spirit Bears" Gain Perilous Popularity by Eric Lucas for National Geographic Traveler. It was published on July 25, 2003
Ron Thiele Photography
See some awesome photos of the spirit bear in the wild.
the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition-Founder's Message
Simon Jackson, founder and Executive Director of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition and Executive Producer of The Spirit Bear, elaborates on his love of the environment and his quest to save the spirit bear.

Mark Rendall in Sprit Bear -Clip 1 (Opening) 

This is the opening clip of the movie Sprit Bear. Based on a true story, this movie shows the struggles of Simon Jackson, a Canadian teenager, fighting to save the spirit bear from extinction.

Mark Rendall in Spirit Bear - clip 1

Mark Rendall in Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story. For more videos & infos about Mark visit www.markrendall.org Movie in Italian Language... :P

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Spirit Bear 

This short video has pictures and facts about the spirit bear.

Spirit bear

made this in like.. not even an hour. it was for school. yeah, it's shitty. sorry. my other shows are much better =D

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