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Vote for Your Favorite Bear in Fat Bear Week!

9/30/2025

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Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park in Alaska, raising awareness for wildlife conservation.
The public votes on bears by size and life history.
Launched in 2014, the event features bears such as Bear 602, 32 Chunk, and 128 Grazer, with climate-change considerations noted, and voting ends September 30.

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Story summary

Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park in Alaska, raising awareness for wildlife conservation.
The public votes on bears by size and life history.
Launched in 2014, the event features bears such as Bear 602, 32 Chunk, and 128 Grazer, with climate-change considerations noted, and voting ends September 30.