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 ...

Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots that both amateurs and professionals around the ...

The lighthearted pre-hibernation competition between the massive bears of Alaska's Katmai Park starts on Oct. 4 Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Mark your calendars! Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park and PreserveOctober 2 – 8, 2024. Online voters will be able to cast their ballot for the bear they think has what ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round Fat Bear Week has crowned its 2025 winner after running a single-elimination, ...

Bear fans worldwide can watch the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve bulk up on salmon and vote for their favorite starting Sept. 23 Candice Rusch Fat Bear Week is back, accepting votes Sept.

The much-loved contest pits the brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve against each other as they bulk up for winter hibernation. The US National Park Service (NPS) launched this ...

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 ...

The colossal bear 747 in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River. Credit: Courtesy of L. Law. It's the happiest time of the year — Fat Bear Week! This year's event takes place from Sept.

The bigger the bear, the better! Katmai National Park has kicked off its annual Fat Bear Week from Oct. 5 to 11, 2022, in which some of Alaska’s biggest bears are ranked ahead of winter hibernation.

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 ...