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- Katmai National Park and Preserve adds mother bears and cubs to Fat Bear Week for the first time.
- Naturalist Mike Fitz says the 2025 salmon run brought record bear families to Brooks River.
- The competition bracket features five mother-cub pairs among sixteen total contestants.
- More than 1.7 million votes were cast last year.
- Organizers expect higher turnout this year.