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The Kermode Bear or "Spirit Bear"

The spirit bear is a unique subspecies of the North American black bear in which approximately one in every 10 bears is white or cream-coloured. Some have orange or yellow coloration on their backs. Other Kermodes are all black. The scientific name is Ursus americanus kermodei, named after a naturalist and museum curator named Frances Kermode of the British Columbia Provincial Museum. The term "Spirit Bear" is possibly attributed to First Nations tradition, which held that the white bears were to be revered and protected. Today the Tsimshian people call it "moskgm'ol," which simply means "white bear."

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The Kermode Bear or "Spirit Bear"

... lives on the central and north coast of British Columbia Canada.

http://www.vws.org/project/spiritbear/about_bear/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermode_bear