Spirit Bear

There is a species of bear called a Spirit Bear. In north America, there is a lot of bears of different types. The most common in north America are the Black Bear, Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear to the far north. There is another bear that hardly gets a mention because it's rarely seen. It's called the Karmode Bear because of it's white or cream coloured fur.
This Kermode Bears live in lush rain forests in Canada. It's a subspecies of Black Bear although they're definitely not polar bears or albinos. They're born light furred from Black Bear parents due to a recessive gene. Basically the Kermodes are the blonde offsping.
They like hunting for fish in the daylight. These lovely bears eat mostly fruit and plants most of the year but during Autumn their diet changes to eating fish. Their favourite fish is salmon. This means that the bones from salmon, left in the forests, feed into the soil and nourishes the trees.
Native American people have always included the Kermode Bears in their folklore and belief system. They call these kermode bears the "Spirit Bears". According to their legends, the Creator made the Spirit Bear to remind people of life during the Ice Age. Also the government of British Columbia has made the Spirit Bear as their official mammal symbol. I hope that bears are given far more protection and allowed to thrive happily in nature without being hunted.

Posted by the She Wolf Night team.