Sep 22, 2025 · “The bears have been working so hard all season long to get fat,” Sarah Bruce, a park ranger at Katmai, told USA TODAY. For good reason. For them, bulking up is a matter of …

Sep 24, 2025 · Scientists have estimated that the bears can pack on as much as 700 pounds as they get ready to hibernate for the winter, Bruce said. That means the bears can end up …

Choose the fattest bear of the year! Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Brown bears get fat to survive and Fat Bear …

Fat bears exemplify the richness of this area, a wild region that is home to more brown bears than people and the largest, healthiest runs of sockeye salmon left on the planet.

Fat Bear Week is a single elimination tournament where the public votes online for the fattest, most successful Katmai bear. The bear with the most votes advances and one winner is …

Fat Bear Week dates are not consistently the same each year but generally occur in the early fall, starting around late September or early October. The event is organized by the National Park …

Sep 23, 2025 · It is Fat Bear Week in Alaska. The popular competition lets anyone vote on which of the animals is most prepared for winter.

Sep 25, 2025 · The annual Fat Bear Week is underway in Alaska as people vote on which brown bear has become the fattest in preparation of winter!

Oct 2, 2024 · A fat bear is a healthy bear! Fattening up as winter approaches is a matter of life and death for the bears: relying on stored fat for energy, they can lose up to a third of their …

Sep 18, 2025 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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 …