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

Fat Bear Week doesn’t officially start at Katmai National Park and Preserve until Oct. 2, when fans can begin voting online ...

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 annual contest hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska features a March Madness-style bracket of bears where people ... post “transformation” photos of the contestants ...