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johnnyslittleanimalblog · 2 years ago
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Ghost bear by Terry Allen Via Flickr: A beautiful spirit bear (ghost bear, Ursus americanus kermodei) comes out off the woods at the edge of a salmon river on Gribbell Island to eat the nutrition-rich salmon that sustain it throughout its winter hibernation. Gribbell is one of small number of islands in the Hartley Bear area that host this rare genetic variation of the black bear. The white colour is due to a double recessive gene unique in the subspecies and the bear is considered sacred to the Gitga'at and Kitasoo First Nations bands that live in the area. We were guests of the Gitga'at people of Hartley Bay and their 'bear whisperer' Marven Robinson. He has made a life time work of getting to know and protect this rare wild bear species, and he trains young members of the band to help him in this special work. This is a young bear that they have named 'Warrior' for the scar on its nose. 16/10/2017 www.allenfotowild.com
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johnnyslittleanimalblog · 4 years ago
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Ghost bear by Terry Allen Via Flickr: A beautiful spirit bear (ghost bear, Ursus americanus kermodei) comes out off the woods at the edge of a salmon river on Gribbell Island to eat the nutrition-rich salmon that sustain it throughout its winter hibernation. Gribbell is one of small number of islands in the Hartley Bear area that host this rare genetic variation of the black bear. The white colour is due to a double recessive gene unique in the subspecies and the bear is considered sacred to the Gitga'at and Kitasoo First Nations bands that live in the area. We were guests of the Gitga'at people of Hartley Bay and their 'bear whisperer' Marven Robinson. He has made a life time work of getting to know and protect this rare wild bear species, and he trains young members of the band to help him in this special work. This is a young bear that they have named 'Warrior' for the scar on its nose. 16/10/2017 www.allenfotowild.com
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