Rare cream-coloured black bear seen near Whistler, B.C., creates buzz
VANCOUVER — Bear biologists are trying to demystify the genetic makeup of a rare cream-coloured black bear cub spotted near the resort community of Whistler, B.C.
Arthur De Jong said he saw the cub frolicking with its mother on Whistler-Blackcomb mountain last Thursday, a couple of days after a guide first caught a glimpse of it.
“I made some approximations, knowing where the best food supply is, and on a hunch I just got lucky and caught the two for a 45-minute span between meetings,” said the environmental planning manager for Whistler-Blackcomb.
He said such a unique bear had never before been seen in the ski area and he snapped some photos to send to bear biologists.