Bear, Kermode

BEAR, KERMODE  () (Ursus americanus kermodei) is a subspecies of black BEAR that may be white or black in colour. Kermodes in their white coloration are known as spirit bears or snow bears. They are generally found in a 400 sq km range of coastal forest from PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND north to STEWART and inland as far as HAZELTON, though some have been found as far away as the LIARD R. It was named in 1905 after Dr Francis Kermode, director of...

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