This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine ... what the Gitga'at call mooksgm'ol, the spirit bear, a walking contradiction—a white black bear.

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... The formal name is Kermode bear. Locals call them ghost, or spirit, bears, and some believe they’re sacred ...

From spirit bears to polar bears, Indigenous people are working to protect bears and the bear’s role in their traditions ...

(Spotting a spirit bear takes a lot of patience, even more luck, and the expert tracking skills of a local guide.) When to Go: From late August to the middle of October, thousands of returning ...

The First Nations people of British Columbia (BC), Canada, have for centuries revered the spirit bear, or Kermode bear ... Paul has contributed stories to National Geographic covering the slaughter of ...