Spirit Bear: Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1487002092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
CHARLES RUSSELL was born and raised in southwest Alberta near what is now Waterton Lakes National Park, in bear country. He is an accomplished Canadian wilderness guide, naturalist, photographer, rancher, and pilot. Russell has authored several other books on bears, including Grizzly Heart: Living Without Fear A
Samspaz said Five Stars. Lovely photography and narratives.. "Spirit Bear: Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest" according to William L. Schwenn. This book captures the essence of the wonder and beauty of some of Nature's most alluring creations. Through simple language and straightforward observation, the author engages the reader into an emotional attachment with the elusive white bear in the Pacific Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, as well as with . Adventures Filming Spirit Bears Burdymom This is a story about an adventure to film the white spirit bear variant of black bear. The story and pictures are great.
There, amidst the rivers and trees of the western rainforest, he encountered the elusive spirit bear.Known to scientists as the Kermode bear and to the public as the white, ghost, or spirit bear, these extraordinary animals have never been exposed to civilization. In 1991, Russell visited Princess Royal Island, an uninhabited island off the coast of British Columbia. In Spirit Bear, Russell recounts his experiences on Princess Royal Island trekking over rocks and through streams; waiting hours for the evasive ghost bear to appear; and finally coming face-to-face with a spirit bear only inches from his nose. Written with vivid detail and passion, Spirit Bear is the story of acclaimed naturalist Charles Russell’s journey to study and learn from the extraordinary spirit bears on the remote Princess Royal Island.From early experiences observing black bears in the Rocky Mountains with his father, the well-known writer and broadcaster Andy Russell, to nerve-racking encounters with grizzlies in British Columbia’s Khutzeymateen Valley, Charles Russell has spent a lifetime studying bears in their natural habitat. Illustrated with over 100 stunning colour photographs, Spirit Bear provides beautiful and astonishing insight into the habits and nat
(Quill and Quire) . The white bear is a totemic symbol that stands for a singular national treasure called Princess Royal Island. (Calgary Sun)Russell inspires love for these rare bears, and readers will no doubt appreciate that this book will support efforts to protect Spirit Bear's home. (Sid Marty Canadian Geographic)Visually stunning