Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week Starts Late After One Contestant Kills Another

Fat Bear Week got off to a violent start when one of this year's participants was killed on camera by another bear.

Fat Bear Week officially underway at Alaska's Katmai National Park

Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska kicked off its annual Fat bear Week, with eight corpulent bears competing to pack on the pounds and earn the public's favor.

Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after female bear killed in attack

Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest in Alaska, with viewers picking their favorite bear fattened up to survive the winter.

Fat Bear Week postponed due to bear vs. bear violence

Fat Bear Week is off to a violent start this year. The bracket and all the chunky contestants were scheduled to be revealed on Monday morning, but the reveal was pushed back by a day after one bear, No. 469, attacked and killed another bear, No. 402. The Park Service said the attack was seen live on webcams at Katmai National Park. The Alaska national park puts on Fat Bear Week annually as a way to raise awareness about the 2,200-pound brown be…

Fat Bear Week contest delayed after male bear kills female bear

Fat Bear Week, a competition held each year by Explore.org and Katmai National Park in Alaska, was postponed after a male bear killed a female bear.

Fat Bear Week delayed after rival bear deathmatch — what started the fight?

Fat Bear Week has returned, but the grisly nature of bears has brought it to a pause. A male bear, with the identification number 469 and referred to as "Patches," killed a female bear, identification number 402, by the Brooks River in Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska.