Fat Bear Week "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" and "the nourishing ecosystem in which the bears thrive," as ...

Viewers worldwide can watch Katmai National Park and Preserve's bears gorge on salmon next week, in preparation for their ...

Fat Bear Week began in 2014 with just 1,700 votes and has grown into an international sensation, with over 1.2 million votes ...

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this ...

A bright spot in the news right now is the return of Explore's Fat Bear Week, where nature lovers get to watch the chubby ...

The brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve have been packing on the pounds this summer. Starting Tuesday, you can ...

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 ...

The most gargantuan brown bear in all the land will soon be crowned. It's once again time to celebrate the fattest bears in all the land. Fat Bear Week 2023, the ninth-annual edition of a "March ...

Park officials had no idea that the installation of live nature cameras at Brooks River ten years ago would lead to the wildly successful Fat Bear Week Erin Donaghue Photographed on September 14, 2022 ...

Fat Bear Week is a competition that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" and "the nourishing ecosystem in which the bears thrive." ...

Mike Fitz, an explore.org naturalist who initiated the contest as a Katmai ranger, explained: "It really is an opportunity ...