Grazer is the 2023 Fat Bear Week champion. Credit: Explore.org As for the cameras themselves, you expect state-of-the-art, high-tech installations. In actuality, most of the setups (including Fat Bear cams) are pretty mundane. You might even own similar rigs yourself. ...
"Earlier today, a bear killed another bear on the river. It was caught live on the webcams and we thought, well, we can't go ahead with our Fat Bear Week bracket reveal without addressing this situation first," said Mike Fritz, the resident naturalist at Explore.org, in a conversation ...
(NEXSTAR) – Fat Bear Week is off to a violent start this year. The scheduled reveal of the bracket and all the chunky contestants was pushed back by a day after one bear, No. 469, attacked and killed another bear, No. 402, Monday morning. The attack was seen live on webcams at ...
“National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities,” park spokesperson Matt Johnson said in a statement. “Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to survive.” Advertisement ...
And thanks to Katmai’s long-running explore.org live cams, millions of people have watched these beefy bruins bulk up with delight. Which brings us to the fifth annual Fat Bear Week. Beginning today, the bloated beasts of the Brooks River are squaring off against each other, March Madness...
The cub’s sibling died this summer after it slipped over a small waterfall on the Brooks River and was killed by a dominant adult male known as Chunk, or Bear 32 — an attack captured on the bear cams. Grazer fought Chunk in an effort to save the cub, but it later died. Adult ...
“Katmai is a difficult, time consuming, and expensive place to visit,” said Fitz. “I’ve argued that national parks aren’t truly accessible spacesbecause people experience many barriers that restrict their ability to visit and connect with parks. Through thebear camsand Fat Bear Week, we ...
“National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities,” according to astatementfrom the national park after the incident. “Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to survive.” ...
getting fat is the name of the game as they spend the fall bulking up in preparation for their winter torpor. And when it comes to size, there are few bears as chunky as Otis. He has wonKatmai’s Fat Bear Week, essentially a beauty contest for big bruins, four times, the latest las...