#brooks river

[fridaybear]

Fat Bear Week 2023

Fat Bear Week 2023

FAT BEAR WEEK BEGINS TOMORROW!!!

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Brown bear cubs by Kenneth Kearney

[oysters-aint-for-me]

ATTN FAT BEAR WEEK ENTHUSIASTS:

[Image description: A forum post authored by “CamOp Maisie,” from July 5, 2024, reading: “You likely have seen or will see publicity about a new Peacock reality series called ‘Hungry Games.’ It purports to be about the bears of Katmai. This series is likely fictionalized. The series has no affiliation at all with Katmai National Park, The Katmai Conservancy or Explore.org. You will note that there are pictures of bears in different places with new names, and some probably not even in Katmai. They are using the real popularity of the Brooks River and Fat Bear Week to pitch whatever story they have created.” End image description.)

please spread the word and support accurate science reporting and proper conservation efforts! don’t let any lies about the Fat Bears spread!

[thorsenmark]

A Nature Mentality (Katmai National Park & Preserve) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: I captured this with my Nikon D800E SLR camera using a Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens. I was at the Falls Platform with a view looking to the northeast at the Brooks Falls while observing brown bears in Katmai National Park. This one brown bear was eating a salmon it had recently caught in the Brooks River.

[sweetequinox]

In case you needed a bit of a smile today. Brown bear 32 Chunk gets his own rainbow ❤️🌈

[beriliaa]

Would kill for Holly.

[huffpost]

She’s fat, she’s fabulous and she’s the winner of Fat Bear Week 2019. 🐻

After a thrilling week of tough rivalry, 435 Holly claimed the crown for the annual competition, organized by the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The competition, which is now in its fifth year, allows voters on Facebook to celebrate the biggest bear from Alaska’s Brooks River by liking their favorite each day for a week. 

Holly was so dedicated to packing it on that park rangers struggled to even get a snap of her out of the water, a park spokesperson told NPR. “She was a submarine for the entire month. She did not stop fishing, except to dig a belly hole big enough for her to sleep in.” The queen of Fat Bear Week is very prepared for her winter hibernation. 

Read more about Holly and the Fat Bear Week competition here.

[ggwweenn1]

Fat Bear Week 2020

Choose the fattest bear of the year! Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating the success of the bears at Brooks River in Katmai Na

It's the most

WONDERFUL

time

OF THE YEAR