Kermode bear, or spirit bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) on a remote stream in northern British Columbia, Canada, near Gribble Island

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Kermode bear, or spirit bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) on a remote stream in northern British Columbia, Canada, near Princess Royal Island. This bear is a white,non-albino, variation of the common black bear which lives exclusively in this isolated area. The surrounding area is one of the largest stretches of temperate rainforest in the world.

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Size: 5120px × 3407px
Location: Gribble Island 10, Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 2), BC, Canada
Photo credit: © Randy Green / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: americanus, animal, bear, black, british, canada, columbia, fishing, forest, great, gribbel, island, kermode, nature, outdoors, rainforest, river, salmon, science, spirit, stream, temperate, tsimshian, ursus, white, wildlife