The Fat Bear Week competition has grown exponentially since it started as a Facebook vote in 2014. “It's positive, it's a celebration, and it's also really fun,” says Mike Fitz, a former Katmai park ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has declared this week "Fat Squirrel Week" and Texans can vote on their favorite ...

Katmai National Park and Preserve is a natural park and wild reserve of the United States in the south of Alaska, known ...

New champ Chunk beat out a tough lineup of contenders, spoiling a potential three-peat by his longtime rival, Grazer.

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 ...

ADF&G has been getting more calls about bears rummaging through trash, especially downtown, as they gain weight to prepare ...

The 11th annual Fat Bear Week crowned its newest champ this week, though the park service notes every bear is a winner ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai coast have led scientists to ...

The bears are back and they are bigger than ever! Fat Bear Week returns for the 11th year September 23-30, 2025, inviting the public to vote for the bear that best embodies preparation for winter.

A woman has revealed that she paid $1,200 and had to attend 'bear school' just to spend a few hours in Alaska's 'extremely remote' Katmai National Park - which is inhabited by thousands of dangerous ...