The creator of the viral bear bracket competition on this year’s 1,200-pound winner, Chunk, how bears are interacting ...

Katmai National Park & Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week competition 2025 is open for voting — pick your favorite bear to be ...

The bears are extremely fat this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how people react to how fat they are,” says the ...

The bears are extremely fat this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how people react to how fat they are,” says the ...

Brown bears at Katmai pack on pounds each fall to survive Alaska's harsh winters, turning the park's Brooks Falls into nature ...

Patty Salkeld traveled 2,000 miles to Alaska's remote national park to see the brown bears she's been voting for in the ...

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 ...