Meet The Spirit Bears Of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest

Ma is a pretty amazing bear. She's got to be around 20 years old. She really is the bear that opened up the Great Bear Rainforest to people. She's an old spirit bear. That's her creek and everybody respects her and we hear about her before going on that creek, hoping we're going to see her. There's very few bears that can actually walk on top of you and you don't feel scared around her. She just carries that energy of the rainforest with her and you just really feel calm when she's in the river in front of you and knowing that her claws are going to touch my shoulder and not being scared is just a crazy amazing feeling. This is a special special bear and you know I hope she stays around for a few more years. Warrior definitely carries a different kind of spirit like you can feel the warrior's she's got that real attitude to become a number one bear and she's trying to kind of show Ma that you know like she's there and she's present and she might want to try to get the best fishing spot. You get the feeling that Ma is ready to pass along her title but Warrior still needs to step it up a notch. It's just like really two different styles. You know Warrior is a more aggressive bear. Ma just kind of rules through her calmness and it was a real honor to witness that little confrontation.