Alaska is home to a large population of brown bears, and guided tours offer a safe and immersive way to observe them in their natural habitat. The best time to see brown bears in south-central Alaska ...

Katmai, in southern Alaska, is one of the few places where you can safely get up close and personal with a brown bear while it’s feeding—a life-list event says our 62 Parks Traveler about the 38th ...

Katmai National Park is famous for bear watching and because it’s off the road system, most people get to the park via planes. (Brian Venua/KMXT) A de Havilland Beaver operated by Alaska’s Enchanted ...

While bears in one of Alaska's beloved national parks prepare to fatten up for winter slumber, online visitors prepare to vote on which bear is ultimately crowned the Fat Bear Week 2023 Champion.

The online tournament is simple. Each day, two bears face off in a head-to-head matchup. Fans vote at fatbearweek.org between noon and 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The bear with the most votes advances until ...

It’s the battle of the bears in Alaska. The fattest and floofiest bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park are competing as part of the popular Fat Bear Week, an annual head-to-head competition aimed at ...

A section of road that was improperly built in 2014 is seen in this photo. The 200-foot section was removed this summer to allow restoration of natural conditions and protect two known archaeological ...

Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week is underway again: A time when the general public watches livestreams of feeding and fighting brown bears at Brooks Falls in southwest Alaska. Though it’s a ...

Witness the untamed beauty of Katmai National Park, where powerful brown bears fish for salmon along Alaska’s remote rivers ...