“A mama bear known as ‘Brett’ gave her cubs a ride across the river in Alaska’s iconic Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Both 402 and Patches had been familiar to Katmai rangers for more than 20 years, but only 402 had ever been in the running ...

But in Alaska, the start of October can only mean one thing: Fat Bear Week. At Katmai National Park and Preserve, the brown bears have been steadily eating salmon to prepare for their months-long ...

The game isn’t subtle about its real-life source material. Fat Bear Week takes place each October in Katmai National Park, an Alaskan preserve that is home to not only bears and salmon ...

Fat Bear Week takes place towards the start of October each year. Rangers at Katmai National Park put ... Instead, it will select the parts of the fish with the most calories, such as the brain ...

staring intently down at the water and waiting to catch a leaping fish. Alaska’s “Bear Coast,” a sweep of wild shore stretching from Katmai to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, seems remote, its ...