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 ...

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 ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former ranger Mike Fitz about Katmai National Park & Preserve - the glorious setting for a very popular National Parks Service event, "Fat Bear Week." Fire up those ...

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 ...

KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) – Stars snarling at each other, mate swapping, dominant males posturing and establishing their territory. It’s not quite “Jersey Shore,” but these are ...

Chunk, a contender in this year's Fat Bear Week celebration at Katmai National Park and Preserve. (From National Park Service) Over the last several months, brown bears have been putting on pounds at ...

"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 ...

Fire up those webcams. The deal to avoid a government shutdown means one of the National Park Service's most popular programs won't be in limbo. So let the games begin. It's nearly time for Fat Bear ...

It's time for everyone's favorite bracket battle — Fat Bear Week. The annual online contest returns to Katmai National Park in Alaska as massive brown bears gorge, bulk up and compete for the internet ...

KING SALMON, Alaska -- A man who was caught on camera wading into a river full of feeding bears to snap a selfie could soon face charges, according to the National Park Service. The man was part of a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as ...