I think it is a great idea to preserve Spirit bears. They are a subspecies of black bears but they sometimes have different colored fur. These bears have different colored fur because they inherit a recessive trait for their fur color. Every 1 in 10 Spirit bears on Princess Royal Island have white fur. This matches up with the unique local knowledge of Spirit bears.
These bears should be preserved for the fact that they have such a unique history behind them. Locals on the island state that the Raven created the world. One day, The Raven created the ice age but overtime the ice finally began to melt. In order for the Raven to remind himself of that time, he flew over an island near the Great Bear Rainforest and turned every tenth black bear white. He then set them on Princess Royal Island where they would be protected. If they are preserved then many people can see them and learn about the story behind them.
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