Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park - Alaska Public …
WEB1 day ago · October 4, 2024. Chunk, a contender in this year’s Fat Bear Week celebration at Katmai National Park and Preserve. (From National Park Service) Over the last several months, brown bears have ...
Deadly attack shakes up bracket reveal for 2024 Fat Bear contest
WEB4 days ago · The bracket for 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest was revealed Tuesday night, but only after a deadly bear-on-bear attack at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on Monday delayed the unveiling.
Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an …
WEB1 hour ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Let the chunk-off begin.Voting started Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking<a class ...
Voting begins in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest after one ... - CBS News
WEB3 days ago · "National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities," the National Park Service's Matt Johnson said in a statement to CBS News after Bear 402 was killed.
Fat Bear Week 2024: Bracket reveal delayed after fatal attack
WEB4 days ago · USA TODAY. Before the competition even kicked off, Fat Bear Week took a gruesome turn after a fight broke out between two bears at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, competition officials ...
Death of a Bear and Fat Bear Week Bracket Postponed at Katmai National Park
WEB6 days ago · Date: September 30, 2024 Contact: Matt Johnson, 907.469.1131 KING SALMON, Alaska ---This morning bear #469 attacked and killed bear #402 at Brooks River, downriver from Brooks Falls, in Katmai National Park. The incident was witnessed live on the webcams in the park. Because of this incident the Fat Bear Week bracket reveal is postponed until tomorrow at 3 pm AKT (7 pm ET), October 1, 2024 ...
Voting begins for Alaska's Fat Bear Week after one contestant was ...
WEB3 days ago · Moore / NPS via REUTERS. Voting in Katmai National Park's famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year's competitors and delayed the bracket reveal by a day ...
Fat Bear Week 2024 - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National …
WEBNews Release Date: September 23, 2024. Contact: Matt Johnson, 907.469.1131. KING SALMON, Alaska --- Weigh-in with fat bears and vote for your favorite one as Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park & Preserve October 2 – 8, 2024.
Fat Bear Week 2024 - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National …
WEBJun 29, 2024 · On an afternoon in July 2024, both of her first-year cubs were swept over Brooks Falls. The water carried both siblings toward 32 "Chunk," the most dominant bear on the river and 32 attacked. 128 rushed to defend her cubs, although not before 32 injured the cub nearest him. The cub later died from its injuries.
The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
WEBSep 25, 2024 · An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber. Fat Bear Week doesn’t officially start at Katmai National Park and Preserve until Oct. 2, when fans can begin voting online for their favorite ursine behemoths ...