The spirit of the rainforest is ready for her close-up

by Prajakta Dhopade

 Ian McAllister films Moks, a Kermode or “spirit” bear, for “The Great Bear Rainforest – Land of the Spirit Bear” (Deirdre Leowinata) 

 Don’t be fooled by the cream-coloured coat; that’s no polar bear. A Kermode or “spirit” bear, is a subspecies of the North American black bear. It owes its colouring to a rare genetic mutation, and can be found in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest. Climate change and ocean pollution are threatening to upset the delicate ecosystem of the temperate rainforest. The region’s ecological fragility and its symbiotic relationship with the area’s Indigenous groups are the subject of conservationist Ian McAllister’s new film, Great Bear Rainforest—Land of the Spirit Bear...https://www.macleans.ca/culture/movies/the-spirit-of-the-rainforest-is-ready-for-her-close-up/#gallery/photos-from-the-great-bear-rainforest-land-of-the-spirit-bear/slide-1

 
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