Spirit bears are white or cream due to a rare gene variation responsible for melanin production Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A rare and awe-inspiring moment unfolded deep in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest when a wildlife expert captured footage of a "spirit bear." According to Outdoors, the white-furred subspecies ...

An all-white “spirit bear” has been seen in the far northern corner of Michigan, a rare sighting of one of North America’s most elusive creatures. “Spirit bears” are not a unique species of bear — nor ...

While visiting Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, 63-year-old photographer Steven Rose scored an incredibly rare subject: a spirit bear. Less than 400 of the white breed are thought to exist in British ...

A spirit bear has been spotted in Michigan for the first time. The one-in-a-million white-colored bear is considered a symbol of change for Indigenous peoples. Spirit bears are a type of black bear, ...

Photo spread aims to bring attention to pipeline plan near rare bear's habitat. GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST, British Columbia, Canada, Oct. 13, 2010 — -- The Great Bear Rainforest is not an easy place ...

A Michigan trail camera caught one of the season’s rarest images this September when it spotted a white-colored black bear. According to a post shared by an Upper Peninsula trekking guide Facebook ...

The bear fishing contest begins and Chris observes it from within the Fishmobile. The bear fishing contest begins and Chris, now in the Fishmobile, is in the middle of the action. He watches as both ...

An elusive Spirit Bear makes its way across the rocky shoreline in search of breakfast in British Columbia, Canada. The wet clouds hang low, sprinkling a light mist down upon the lush valley. The pine ...