Bear wandered into Mono county free libraries branch ahead of opening, snacking before wandering new releases ...

Sixteen bears are facing off in Fat Bear Week​ 2026, the highly anticipated tournament among the chunkiest bears at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly every station ...

Bear #89 got his very appropriate nickname from his habit of riding his mother’s back through the Brooks River as a cub. That mama bear is Katmai legend and former Fat Bear Week ...

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It was the survival of the thickest during Fat Bear Week, but only one bear could be the winner of the National Park Service's annual competition.

The woman, who fled after sustaining injuries and sought help from neighbors, is being treated in a hospital, officials said.

Photo Credit: iStock A woman encountered an unexpected visitor as she exited an Alaska hospital late at night: a black bear with an apparent fondness for Halloween candy. Shocked to find herself alone ...

A bear paid an unexpected visit to a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, raiding their Halloween candy supply.