The death of a bear at Katmai National Park was caught on camera, delaying the announcements of the 2024 Fat Bear Week ...

In the spring of 2014, when the Alaska Board of Game approved brown bear baiting, a high death toll was inevitable. Before the spring hunting season began, the Center and more than 43,000 of our ...

An elevated platform built near the river provides a lookout point for people (and keeps them separated from the hungry ...

The incident occurred at Brooks Camp, a popular tourist destination inside Katmai National Park that is home to Brooks Falls, one of the world’s most iconic bear-viewing locations. (If you’ve ever ...

Even though everyone walked away from the encounter with a brown bear sow, it left the seasoned hunters rattled.

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The brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb). Its largest subspecies ...

Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow ...

Fat Bear Week is an annual park competition that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" and "the nourishing ecosystem in which the bears thrive," according to NPS. The annual event ...

Chunk, a contender in this year’s Fat Bear Week celebration at Katmai National Park and Preserve. (From National Park Service ...

For each match-up, contestants vote for the bear they believe "best exemplifies fatness and success in brown bears," officials wrote on the contest website. The bear with the most votes advances ...