Fat Bear Week is officially underway. The 10th annual contest will determine 2024’s best hefty hibernator currently chowing down on salmon in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. From October 2-8 ...

Chunk, a contender in this year’s Fat Bear Week celebration at Katmai National Park and Preserve. (From National Park Service) Over the last several months, brown bears have been putting on ...

But then she heard employees alerting customers that various paper products, including toilet paper and paper towels, were sold out. The next day at the Langhorne Sam’s Club, she said the scene was ...

The start of the annual Fat Bear Week contest in the US was delayed this week after one of the potential contestants was killed by a rival. Both bears were in contention for the 10th anniversary ...

It was only a matter of time before Fat Bear Week turned violent. The annual online tournament pitting bears who lift heavy forks against their girthy brothers and sisters had a delayed start this ...

But so far this year, he hasn’t been spotted in Katmai National Park and Preserve 480 Otis, a beloved brown bear made popular by the Explore.org bear cams of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and ...

If toilet paper isn't on store shelves amid the recent port worker strike, panic buying from consumers may be to blame. Pictures on social media and videos on TikTok are surfacing of long lines of ...

Competition history: After winning Fat Bear Week in 2023, Grazer returns to the competition as the current title holder. What the rangers say: "Grazer’s skills and toughness make her one of ...

For one, she said, most toilet paper is locally made. Secondly, manufacturers have “buffer inventory,” or surplus items that are kept in a warehouse. About 90 percent of all toilet paper in ...