This all too often overlooked Nation Park in Alaska lets you get as up close and personal with brown bears as is humanly safe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While other bears battled over fish in a prime spot, Otis would sit off to the side and wait for the fish to come to him. But so far this year, he hasn’t been spotted in Katmai National Park and ...

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, ...