ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will ...

Forget March Madness — this is Fat Bear Week madness, complete with brackets, merch and cheering fans from across the globe.

Fat Bear Week in Alaska has amassed a huge following. Last year, over a million people across 100 countries voted for their favorite Fat Bear, according to the National Park Service.

Bears and humans wait all year for the yearly Katmai Conservancy contest called “Fat Bear Week.” The bears prepare by eating in preparation for winter hibernation. The ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Fat Bear Week kicks off with the first matchups on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The brown bears in this competition live in Katmai National Park. They put on pounds all summer in ...

Fat Bear Week is back, with reigning champ Grazer and her cub in the mix. Anchorage’s Wildbirch Hotel joins the fun with ...

As we delve deeper into Fat Bear Week, we spoke with one of the creators of the event about why it's important for people to ...

The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 has been revealed, and 12 bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are looking ...

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai ...

Fat Bear Week is an annual tradition run by the Katmai National Park in Alaska alongside media organization Explore.

Several past winners are in the running. First, there's Chunck. According to the captions, "32 Chunck, a previous winner, is ...