Voting is over in Katmai National Park & Preserve’s annual Fat Bear Week contest, in which the public picks from 12 big ‘n’ bulky bears in an online brackets-style tournament. The 2023 winner is a ...

Voters from around the world will soon decide the winner of Katmai National Park’s Fat Bear Week. Voting ends Tuesday at 5 p.m. The annual competition pits brown bear vs. brown bear after a summer of ...

It’s bulking season in bear country. For months, the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been packing on pounds, preparing for hibernation and unbeknownst to them, something else ...

One of the most dominant bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River, Bear 32, "Chunk." Credit: explore.org Imagine not eating for half a year. One of the largest and most dominant bears ...

Many people couldn’t point out Katmai National Park and Preserve on a map, but they’ve probably heard of it burly residents. Each fall, Katmai hosts Fat Bear Week, a beloved celebration of the park’s ...

One of the biggest competitions of the year is here. After days of uncertainty over the narrowly averted government shutdown, Fat Bear Week began as scheduled Wednesday at Katmai National Park and ...

Fat Bear Week, when people get to pick their favorite Alaskan brown bear bulking up for hibernation, is coming early this year. The annual online competition that normally starts in early October will ...

Active volcanoes, pristine lakes, and epic wildlife sightings await at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots ...

Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears -- and for Katmai National Park & Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week and its accompanying tournament of crowning a ...