The Kermode Bear The Kermode Bear is a different kind of black bear because it has a gene that normal black bears don’t have. This bear was mentioned in a book called Touching Spirit Bear. This particular bear is a subspecies of the black bear. It has dark nose pads, white or creamy fur, brown eyes, and nearly white claws. This kind of bear is quite rare and maybe about 100 exist near British Columbia. It’s scientific name is the Ursus americanus kermodeii. The few white bears that live outside of British Columbia is only about one in a million. Most Kermode bears live on Princess Royal and Gribbell Islands. They also live along the rain forest coast of British Columbia. Only about 20 percent of the bears are white, but all the rest of