Spirit Bears and the Great Bear Rainforest
Conservationists hope photo spread will bring attention to pipeline proposal.
Photographers Use Their Cameras for a Wildlife Cause
Native communities like the Gitga'at Nation consider the spirit bear to be sacred. Gitga'at mythology says that the Raven, their creator God, gave the spirit bear white fur to remind humans of a time when the world was covered in ice and snow. (Ian McAllister, Pacific Wild / International League of Conservation Photographers)
