Meet the most beautiful, most voluptuous bear in Alaska. Her name is Holly. The March Madness-style competition pits bear against bear in the fight for the crown (not literally, though). Katmai ...

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

Katmai National Park - (Available Late June through early August) This EPIC 10-12 hour journey includes a two-hour roundtrip airfare from Anchorage each way. You will visit Brooks Falls, famous ...

The annual competition features brown bears in Alaska who have been eating extra to prepare for hibernation — and you can vote for your favorites now It's that time of year — Fat Bear Week! On ...

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.

Move over Shark Week, Fat Bear Week is here, and it’s got more to love. Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Reserve has announced the bracket for its fifth annual “Fattest Bear” of Brooks River ...

Proposed changes to Katmai National Park will affect how visitors navigate the grounds of the Brooks River Corridor, a popular spot for observing bears. The park wants to establish permits to allow ...

Katmai, in southern Alaska, is one of the few places where you can safely get up close and personal with a brown bear while it’s feeding—a life-list event says our 62 Parks Traveler about the 38th ...

A private pilot reported a wildfire on Sunday night in Katmai National Park and Preserve, according to the National Park Service. The fire is currently smoldering and growing to the southeast, but it ...

It's the happiest time of the year — Fat Bear Week! This year's event takes place from Sept. 23-30, and Mashable will be following all the ursine activity. Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown ...