Fat Bear Week has returned – and the salmon are swimming for their lives
Summary
Fat Bear Week has started at Katmai National Park in Alaska, where people vote to choose the fattest brown bear. The event celebrates how bears gain weight by eating salmon before winter hibernation and helps people around the world connect with the park’s wildlife through online videos.Key Facts
- Fat Bear Week is a yearly event at Katmai National Park in Alaska that began in 2014.
- The event involves a public vote to select the fattest brown bear from photos showing bears’ weight gain.
- Bears gain weight by eating salmon during the annual salmon run at Brooks River.
- Katmai National Park is very remote, about 260 miles southwest of Anchorage, and home to around 2,200 brown bears.
- The event uses livestream cams from Explore.org to let people watch the bears and learn their stories.
- More bear cubs have been seen this year, likely due to last year’s large salmon run providing good food.
- Fat Bear Week runs from September 22 to 29, with the competition bracket released on September 20.
- The event encourages people worldwide to engage with and appreciate the natural environment of Katmai.
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