The Spirit Bear

Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen journey to the Great Bear Rainforest in Canada to find the Spirit Bear of the Gitga’at People

By Cristina Mittermeier, Photography By Cristina Mittermeier And Paul Nicklen

Updated July 1, 2016

Fewer than 500—that's the number of Spirit Bears that exist in the entire world.

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Originally Published January 31, 2012

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