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Great Bear Rainforest
The Great Bear Rainforest is home to the magnificent grizzly bear, a species that requires large areas of habitat undisturbed by human activity. These primeval forests are the only habitat of the Kermode, or “spirit bear.” An elusive and rarely seen wonder, the Kermode is a genetic throwback - a black bear with a “recessive” gene giving it snow-white fur. Princess Royal Island is one of the few areas on the coast where one can find the Kermode. These bears are drawn to the estuaries of large coastal rivers to feast on the salmon moving upriver to spawn. They depend on these salmon to survive. The Great Bear Rainforest supports one of the last sustainable populations. We plan on exploring up remote coastal fiords and hope to see these majestic creatures. Marine life is also rich in this area with many humpback, gray whales and orcas to see.
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