On Tuesday, September 5, a wet-looking hiker entered the frame of a game camera on Dumpling Mountain in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. As a handful of viewers watched on the live stream, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly ...

The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 has been revealed, and 12 bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are looking for votes from all over the world — but only one will be crowned the ...

The annual online competition allows viewers to follow 12 bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on live ... baddest bears at Brooks River,” said Mike Fitz, a naturalist for explore.org.

"We still want people to have an understanding of what Katmai is like, and enjoy, especially enjoy the brown bears that are here, so explore.org is able to partner with Katmai to provide many ...

Fat Bear Week is an annual competition where fans vote for the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The event runs from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, with daily voting on the explore.org website ...

Last year's animal tournament received over 1.2 million votes from more than 100 countries Bears can eat over 40 salmon a day, packing on pounds to endure hibernation It's that time of year again in ...

Winter is coming, and the brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Preserve (KNPP) are packing on the pounds. They’re working hard, gobbling salmon, preparing for the long sleep, and getting ...