Rumors started flying online Sunday that Grizzly 399’s final cub, Spirit, has been found alive and identified through DNA.

The spirit bear is the marquee species for a region that's also crowded with whales, wolves and eagles. "It's a magnificent bear," said Ian McAllister, director of the nonprofit conservation group ...

The spirit bear remained "phantasmal", however, and in a way I was glad it did. "There are still wild things in this world", the forest seemed to be saying – "wild places where nature, not man ...

The bear is a male and, based on size, he’s roughly 2 years old, Norton said. “This is something we did not ever expect to see,” Norton said.

The spirit bear remained "phantasmal", however, and in a way I was glad it did. "There are still wild things in this world", the forest seemed to be saying – "wild places where nature, not man ...