The Photography of Owen Perry
Albino? Polar Bear? Neither. The Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) is not an albino bear, nor is it a misplaced polar bear, rather it’s a subspecies of black bear with a polymorphic gene that turns its fur a creamy white colour. Its nose and eyes remain brown. These photos are from a trip to the Great Bear Rainforest in autumn of 2016 with Outershores Expeditions. Spirit bears are an endangered species with currently fewer than 400 specimens existing in the wild. To read a story of the full encounter and more facts about the Spirit Bear you can check out my Exposure story here: https://circa1983.exposure.co/spirit-bear