Fat Bear Week 2025: Here's what to know and how to vote for your favorite chunky contender
Katmai National Park's annual Fat Bear Week returns September 23–30, 2025, with public voting to crown the fattest brown bear after an abundant salmon run.
Fat Bear Week celebrates brown bears in Alaska as they prepare for hibernation by feasting on salmon and showcases their competitive nature through a global voting event.
This Remote National Park Is As Big As Yellowstone and Yosemite Combined-and It Has Some of the Best Bear Viewing the World
Thomas Mangelsen's "Catch of the Day" captures a brown bear at Brooks Falls catching a sockeye salmon during the seasonal salmon run in Katmai National Park.