KING SALMON, Alaska -- For brown bears in one Alaska national park, bigger really is better. On Tuesday, 409 Beadnose was officially declared the fattest of the fat bears. "What does the she win for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Active volcanoes, pristine lakes, and epic wildlife sightings await at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots ...

A brown bear is catching salmon at the Brooks River waterfall, Katmai National Park, Alaska. Fat Bear Week 2025 kicks off with Fat Bear Junior on September 18, giving everyone a chance to crown the ...

"We were all a bit rattled." Researchers capture terrifying moment while filming wildlife at national park: 'Yes, this bear ...

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 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 ...

Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears -- and for Katmai National Park & Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week and its accompanying tournament of crowning a ...