Explore the wild heart of Alaska in Katmai National Park, home to world-famous brown bears, massive salmon runs, moose, ...

Last year's animal tournament received over 1.2 million votes from more than 100 countries Bears can eat over 40 salmon a day, packing on pounds to endure hibernation It's that time of year again in ...

Get your popcorn (and maybe a plate of salmon sashimi) ready: Fat Bear Week, the annual competition to crown the rotundest brown bear at Alaska’s Katmai National Park, is back for its 2025 season.

September 23, 2025 marks two important holidays: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Fat Bear Week. Every fall, rangers at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve keep track of the brown bears ...

Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The March Madness-style bracket competition pits some of Katmai National Park and Preserve's bulkiest and most beloved brown bears against ...

Fat Bear Week is back at Alaska's Katmai National Park, an event where people will have a chance to vote for their favorite chunky brown bears beginning Sept. 23. For the past 11 years, fans of Fat ...

Fat Bear Week has been an annual tradition since 2014. There is now officially a 2025 Fat Bear Week winner. Congratulations to 32 Chunk, an over 1,200-pound brown bear! The beefiest of all bruins vied ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

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.