Photographer Captures A Rare Glimpse Of Elusive 'Spirit' Black Bear

An extremely rare type of bear only found in a small area of British Columbia, Canada, was captured by lucky photographer Jenny Stevens. White Kermode bears, also known as spirit bears, are a subspecies of the North American black bear with a rare gene that causes their fur to be white.

In addition to that, the First Nations won a case against the government that resulted in shutting down an oil pipeline that might have endangered the bears' habitat. More of Stevens's work can be found on her website. Photo credit: All photos by Jenny Stevens.