Which brown bear transcends the ordinarily large and enters the realm of extraordinarily fat? Your vote decides during Fat Bear Week!
Fat Bear Week is an annual, single-elimination tournament focused on bear education. Starting in early October, the public votes online for the bear they think best exemplifies fatness in Brooks Falls brown bears. The bear with the most votes advances, but only one is crowned Fat Bear Week champion.
There’s no fat shaming in Fat Bear Week. Fat bears exemplify the richness of Katmai National Park and Bristol Bay, Alaska – a wild region that is home to more brown bears than people and the largest, healthiest runs of sockeye salmon left on the planet. Learn more at fatbearweek.org and watch live, streaming footage of the bears at Brooks River every day on explore.org.
Be sure to join us every October for Fat Bear Week, and be sure to stick around for Katmai Conservancy’s annual online Fat Bear Week Celebration Fundraiser! We’ll celebrate the bear cam season, highlight the Fat Bear Week champion, and discuss Katmai Conservancy’s important work in support of Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Stay tuned for 2024 Fat Bear Week updates as they become available!
