8/25/2002: White black bear

Undertoad · 08-25-2002, 11:58 AM

Since yesterday featured Alaska, I figured today could as well. This is an Alaskan black bear.

Wha...?

Yes: occasionally black bears sport different colors. It's very rare, though, for one to be so white. The photographer who found this one named it "Spirit Bear", kept its location a secret, and lobbied successfully for a temporary ban on hunting it or any other white-looking bears in the Juneau area. He says it's a one-in-a-million bear.

The local gov't is going to take up the idea of a permanent ban in November. More details at the site in the watermark label on the image.

08-25-2002, 11:58 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/25/2002: White black bear Since yesterday featured Alaska, I figured today could as well. This is an Alaskan black bear. Wha...? Yes: occasionally black bears sport different colors. It's very rare, though, for one to be so white. The photographer who found this one named it "Spirit Bear", kept its location a secret, and lobbied successfully for a temporary ban on hunting it or any other white-looking bears in the Juneau area. He says it's a one-in-a-million bear. The local gov't is going to take up the idea of a permanent ban in November. More details at the site in the watermark label on the image.

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