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After recent years of record or near-record runs and harvests, Bristol Bay sockeye salmon numbers are expected to return to more average levels next year, according to state biologists.

After a string of ultra-large returns, the world's biggest sockeye salmon run is expected to drop in 2024 to a level closer to average.

Fat Bear Week celebrates Katmai's brown bear population's resilience, adaptability, and strength as the animals prepare to hibernate, according to the National Park Service.

She is the fiercest and fattest bear of the Katmai National Park, and she crushed her opponent by over 80,000 votes.

AP – When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer. Grazer, also known as Bear 128 to the fans of Fat Bear Week at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, won this year’s contest, handily defeating Chunk 108,321 to 23,134 in the finals. The […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this years undisputed champ is Grazer. Grazer, also

Annual event is to celebrate resiliency of brown bears living on the Alaska’s Katmai National Park

When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this years undisputed champ is Grazer.

The winner of Fat Bear Week 2023 has been crowned. Grazer is a first-time champion who has successfully raised two litters of cubs; she is known for her aggressive behavior.