The Rare Bear Protecting a Canadian Rainforest

Have you heard the secret of the spirit bear? It’s been hidden for centuries, but now, getting the word out is what’s helping to save them. Meet the white black bear saving an ecosystem!

If you knew a secret would save lives, would you keep it? Indigenous peoples in Canada did just that for these rare, sacred white black bears. Their existence was kept secret until the 1990s for protection, and some people still do not know they exist! Ready for a look into their world?

By Brittany Nugent