Division 7 has been learning all about Black Bears.  Spirit Bears are a type of black bear that has white fur.  They are very rare.  Spirit Bears live in the rain forests of British Columbia.  They are endangered animals because a great deal of their habitat has been lost to logging.  The Great Bear Rainforest on the coast of our province was established in 2016 to preserve some of the rain forest. 

First Nations tell a story about how, a long time ago, the world was white.  Raven decided he would make the world green.  He kept Spirit Bears white to remind First Nations of the way the world was at the beginning of time.  

We made these Spirit Bears to remind us that it is very important that we protect our world and the animals that live here.

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