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Sur le territoire Tsimshian au coeur de la forêt pluviale du Grand Ours en Colombie-Britannique pêchait le saumon à nos côtés dans une cascade. On peut y compter tout au plus cent Kermode sur tout le territoire de la Colombie-Britannique et c'est la seule place au monde ou on en retrouve.
An evening sun breaks through the clouds in
the Great Bear Rainforest, British Colombia, Canada
The Great Bear Rainforest is a pristine wilderness that extends along the Pacific coast of Central and Northern British Colombia. It represents the world’s largest remaining temperate rainforest, and is home to the legendary Kermode or Spirit bear (a white variant of the Black bear). The coastal waters are inhabited by diverse wildlife including Orcas (Killer Whales), dolphins, sea lions and sea otters to name a few.
For further information see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bear_Rainforest
Snap- shot photo taken 28 May 2016.
Olympus EM1 and 12-40mm f2.8 lens
P5280599
Grizzley with 2 cubs spent a magical 2 hour with them she was not pursued in anyway she came to us on a 4 man zodiac and our guide her cubs swam across first she ate a dozen salmon then took her last one across between us an cubs she then did something unexpected an walked up to us on shore line there was only 8 inches of water in river bed There was a bit of an adrenaline rush there for a bit she was very calm no sign of aggression then took her cubs in to nurse on the edge of woods
A special thanks to spirit bear lodge and the Kitasoo / Xai/Xais First Nations people or letting us experience this magical wild place
Though I did spot a spirit bear {Kermode ] along with another couple on back of boat it didn't stick around for a photoshoot awesome to see one of the rarest mammals in North America though we where only the 3rd group to see one this year so we where told .
This spirit bear was the first spirit bear seen in the Great Bear Rain Forest this year and was named Thliya by the Haida guardian of the forest. She was portrayed recently on the cover of the latest edition of Canadian Geographic
Cette ours se surnomme Warrior et est très connue en à BC. Il y a même un timbre du Canada avec sa face. Une autre belle rencontre en fin de journée!
Vous pouvez suivre le lien suivant pour plus d'information.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bear-stamp-photographer-1.5...
Durant plusieurs années les Premières Nations ont gardé le secret de leur existence pour les protéger car cet ours vie au coeur de leur territoire de la Forêt Pluviale du Grand Ours(Colombie-Britannique, Canada). C'est un symbole pour les communautés autochtones. L'apercevoir est une chance UNIQUE au monde. Il est vraiment TRÈS rare et il estime a seulement une centaines dans le monde.
L'OURS DE L'ESPRIT - L'ours Kermode (Ursus americanus kermode), également connu sous le nom de "Spirit Bear" est une sous-espèce rare de l'ours noir américain vivant dans la région de la côte centrale et nord de la Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. Environ un dixième de sa population a un pelage blanc ou crème comme un ours polaire. Cette couleur est due à un double gène récessif unique dans la sous-espèce. Ils ne sont pas des albinos et ne sont plus liés aux ours polaires ou aux ours bruns "blonds" de l'Alaska ainsi que les autres membres de leur espèce. Parfois, une mère ours noir peut avoir un bébé blanc (voir le schéma sur l'autre photo).
Un grand rêve pour nous d'avoir fait enfin sa rencontre et d'en avoir appris plus sur son espèce ! Merci à toute la communauté Gitga'at spécialement à Marven Robinson & Carl Wilson pour votre travail de recherche ainsi qu'à EcoWatch Wildlife Expeditions (Christopher Wiken & Paul Kolk)
Protéger cette côte est essentiel pour conserver cette biodiversité unique au monde.
#FirstNations #SpiritBear #Kermode #greatbearrainforest #bear #nationalgeographicyourshot
Grizzley mom and her 2 cubs spent a magical 2 hour with them at one point her and her cub where only 30 to 40 feet from us she was not pursued in anyway she came to us on a 4 man zodiac and our guide her cubs swam across first she ate a dozen salmon then took her last one across between us an cubs she then did something unexpected an walked up to us on shore line there was only 8 inches of water in river bed There was a bit of an adrenaline rush there for a bit she was very calm no sign of aggression then took her cubs in to nurse on the edge of woods
A special thanks to spirit bear lodge and the Kitasoo / Xai/Xais First Nations people or letting us experience this magical wild place
Though I did spot a spirit bear {Kermode ] along with another couple on back of boat it didn't stick around for a photoshoot awesome to see one of the rarest mammals in North America though we where only the 3rd group to see one this year so we where told .
Nicknamed "The Spice Bears," these 3 North American Black Bears, now 7 years old, were rescued from Alaska after their mother was lost in a human-wildlife conflict. Seen at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove, British Columbia. (24-02-16-0800
Although they are called Black Bears, their colour can be various shades of brown, reddish-brown, black, or even white, as seen in the Kermode bear of coastal British Columbia.
This one caused quite a Bear Jam on the Icefield Parkway, Alberta, Canada.
"Although they are called black bears, colours can range from black to cinnamon brown, silver-blue and occasionally even white. The white bears are called “Spirit” or” Kermode” bears. The black bear has a straight face profile and NO shoulder hump, he has shorter and darker claws.
Black bears have lost over 60 % of their historical range in North America. As human settlement increases, preserving large areas of undeveloped land where bears and other animals can thrive is vital. Other problems include a lack of food sources and water and denning sites.
Both black bears and grizzly bears hibernate in the winter. They eat enormous amounts of food in the autumn to prepare for this, to provide enough fat content to survive denning through the winter. When they emerge from the den in the spring, they are very hungry. Cubs are born in the winter den, so females in spring might have cubs with them, which they will defend vigorously."
Nicknamed "The Spice Bears," these 3 North American Black Bears, now 7 years old, were rescued from Alaska after their mother was lost in a human-wildlife conflict. Seen at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove, British Columbia. (24-02-16-0790)
Although called Black Bears, their colour can be various shades of brown, reddish-brown, black, or even white, as seen in the Kermode bear of coastal British Columbia.
Sur le territoire Tsimshian au coeur de la forêt pluviale du Grand Ours en Colombie-Britannique pêchait le saumon à nos côtés dans une cascade. On peut y compter tout au plus cent Kermode sur tout le territoire de la Colombie-Britannique et c'est la seule place au monde ou on en retrouve. Un grand privilège pour nous d'avoir pu observer plusieurs ours y pêcher lors de notre séjour.
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This one caused quite a Bear Jam on the Icefield Parkway, Alberta, Canada.
"Although they are called black bears, colours can range from black to cinnamon brown, silver-blue and occasionally even white. The white bears are called “Spirit” or” Kermode” bears. The black bear has a straight face profile and NO shoulder hump, he has shorter and darker claws.
Black bears have lost over 60 % of their historical range in North America. As human settlement increases, preserving large areas of undeveloped land where bears and other animals can thrive is vital. Other problems include a lack of food sources and water and denning sites.
Both black bears and grizzly bears hibernate in the winter. They eat enormous amounts of food in the autumn to prepare for this, to provide enough fat content to survive denning through the winter. When they emerge from the den in the spring, they are very hungry. Cubs are born in the winter den, so females in spring might have cubs with them, which they will defeat vigorously."
Tubular Bells is the debut studio album by the British musician Mike Oldfield, released on 25 May 1973 as the first album on Virgin Records. It comprises two mostly instrumental tracks. Oldfield, who was 19 years old when it was recorded, played almost all the instruments.
The most important promotion for the record came from an unexpected source, when the introduction to Part One was chosen to feature in the film The Exorcist, which was released in the United States in December 1973 and in European cinemas in March 1974. According to British film critic Mark Kermode, the decision to include the music was the result of pure chance – director William Friedkin had decided to scrap the original score by Lalo Schifrin and was looking for music to replace it. Friedkin was visiting the offices of Ahmet Ertegun, president of Atlantic Records (which distributed Tubular Bells in the US), and picking up a white label of the album from the selection of records in Ertegun's office, he put it on the record player and instantly decided that the music would be perfect for the movie. Although the introduction only features briefly in two scenes in the movie, it has become the track most commonly associated with it. Oldfield has stated that he did not want to see the film because he believed he would find it too frightening.
Happy 50th Anniversary, Mike Oldfield!
youtu.be/9HKU4FOmt6k?si=oW69jsFr-VuwLxTz
This "casona" has a dark mystery inside it, that's why I choose it to illustrate this wonderful piece of music
Read it in here:
yucatanmagazine.com/el-pinar-colonial-pink-mystery-on-cal...
A spirit bear with a deep scar on its nose hangs onto a half-eaten salmon with its long claws during the salmon run in a creek on Gribbell Island, British Columbia. These rare bears, although white, are not albino bears; they result from a recessive genetic mutation in black bears in a small area of north coastal British Columbia.
26/12/2018 www.allenfotowild.com
Today is International Polar Bear Day.
Wish I could have posted an actual shot of a Polar Bear that I took. Haven't been that fortunate. Instead here's a photo of another pretty special bear: A Spirit Bear. Also known as a Kermode Bear. My faux tribute to the White Kings of the North.
"The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), also known as the "spirit bear" (particularly in British Columbia), is a subspecies of the American black bear living in the Central and North Coast regions of British Columbia, Canada. It is the official provincial mammal of British Columbia. It is noted for about 1⁄10 of their population having white or cream-colored coats. This color is due to a double recessive gene unique in the subspecies. They are not albinos and not any more related to polar bears or the "blonde" brown bears of Alaska's "ABC Islands" than other members of their species. Sometimes, a black mother can have a white cub." Wiki
Unfortunately there are fewer than 400 of these special bears left. In order to better protect them BC recently established the Great Bear Rainforest. Wonderful decision. May they thrive.
Wish I had taken this shot in that lush rainforest. Heard there was one in the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops. Had to check it out.
The yearling cub was found in 2012 abandoned in northwestern British Columbia on the side of Terrace Mountain near Terrace. After two unsuccessful attempts to rehabilitate and release him back into the wild, the cub, now nicknamed 'Clover' by handlers, was sent to the park when conservation officers decided that he was not a candidate for relocation. He seemed content and well treated. Was a wonder to see, but wish he could have roamed more naturally.
Thanks for taking a look!
Enjoy a wonderful weekend!
When the Kermode bears are fishing in the salmon rivers during the fall salmon run, they are totally focused on eating as much as possible to prepare for hibernation and their aggression level is low. When you are quiet and calm and still the bears can approach quite close allowing close-up shots such as this one of a spirit bear with a freshly caught salmon.
10/01/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
Today was a visit to the BC Wildlife Park, where rescued animals find a home. Today the Kermode Bear — commonly called a Spirit Bear — came out for a good sighting. What a great looking animal. Kermode Bears are actually black bears with a recessive gene. Here there is about a 2 millimetre plexiglass screen for viewing. Only had my phone today, but still a lovely reminder. Remarkable what we can do with computational photography these days. www.bcwildlife.org/plan/our-wildlifebears.htm
From their description: “Kermode bears are not albinos, their cream coloured fur is caused by a genetic variation in melanin production. Melanin is responsible for skin, hair, and eye colour. This is the same genetic variation that causes red hair in humans.”
A black bear (Kermode bear, black phase) with rim light walks along rocky creek hunting for salmon during the fall salmon run in the north temperate rainforest. The Kermode bears are the largest of the subspecies of black bears and the white phase is the rare genetic variation known as spirit (ghost) bears, Riorden Creek, Gribbell Island, British Columbia. Black and white.
06/01/2018 www.allenfotowild.com
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Grizzley and her 2 cubs spent a magical 2 hour with them she was not pursued in anyway she came to us on a 4 man zodiac and our guide her cubs swam across first she ate a dozen salmon then took her last one across between us an cubs she then did something unexpected an walked up to us on shore line there was only 8 inches of water in river bed There was a bit of an adrenaline rush there for a bit she was very calm no sign of aggression we couldn't move anyway zodiac was sitting on rocks guide would have get out of boat to push us making it a worse situation with all the movement They told us they have never had to use there bear spray they can read a situation pretty good living with these bears all there lives She then took her cubs in to nurse on the edge of woods
A special thanks to spirit bear lodge and the Kitasoo / Xai/Xais First Nations people or letting us experience this magical wild place
Though I did spot a spirit bear {Kermode ] along with another couple on back of boat it didn't stick around for a photoshoot awesome to see one of the rarest mammals in North America though we where only the 3rd group to see one this year so we where told .
Somewhere in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.
Thank you to the Gitga'at Guardians for protecting these beautiful bears including Boss pictured here.
Gribbell Island - Great Bear Rainforest | BC, Canada
A Polar Bear in the rainforest? No, of course it's not, but it sure does look like one. This was the second 'white' bear of the day, that suddenly appeared out of the woods around mid-afternoon and hung about on the river fishing until it was dusk. For a while both 'white' bears were fishing the same pools - seeing two in a day is incredible, but seeing two together is a rare treat indeed.
The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), also known as the "spirit bear" (particularly in British Columbia), is a rare subspecies of the American black bear living in the Central and North Coast regions of British Columbia, Canada.
Click twice to zoom in on those beautiful eyelashes!
Kermode Spirit Bear looking for spawning salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest, in British Columbia, Canada. This is a Black Bear, in whom a recessive gene has caused it to be an off-white colour (not albino). Photograph was taken on a sailboat cruise with Bluewater Adventures.
The Spirit Bear ranges from Princess Royal Island to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on the coast and inland toward Hazelton, British Columbia. It is known in the Tsimshianic languages as moksgmʼol. In the February 2006 Speech from the Throne, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia announced the government's intention to designate the Kermode, or spirit bear, as British Columbia's official animal
Painting at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester, Massachusetts
I know this must be a "Red" Squirrel but I had never seen one with such a pale color. It reminded me of those very light colored Black Bears that are altnernately call "Spirit Bears", "Ghost Bears" or a "Kermode Bear."
A Kermode Spirit Bear, fat and ready for hibernation, enjoying a salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest, in British Columbia, Canada. This is a Black Bear, in whom a recessive gene has caused it to be an off-white colour (not albino). The photograph was taken on a sailboat cruise with Bluewater Adventures.
Kemode bear devouring a salmon on a rock, Gribbell Island, coastal British Columbia. The bears have to eat enough of the fat, nutrient-rich salmon to sustain them for up to 7 months of hibernation when they do not eat. The fall salmon runs, especially in good years, allow the bears to put on enough fat to survive the long hibernation.
23/11/2018 www.allenfotowild.com
On a foggy day several years ago, off shore from Princess Royal Island in the Great Bear Rainforest, I saw the ghostly image of a white bear appearing between the tall trees on the shore. It was immediately obvious why the rare white variant of the Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) came to be called the spirit bear, of cultural significance to the local First Nations communities.