Sixteen bears are facing off for Fat Bear Week 2026, the highly anticipated tournament among the chunkiest bears at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The bracket for this year's ...

It's been a busy summer for the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve, feasting on fresh salmon and packing on the pounds. Now it is time for them to show off their bods as wildlife enthusiasts ...

Fat Bear Week is back, and 16 extremely well-fed brown bears are ready to battle for one of the most coveted crowns in the animal kingdom. Katmai National Park and Preserve and Explore.org have ...

Caleb Williams left the Chicago Bears' 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 after he suffered a non-contact injury. The team ruled him out with a hamstring issue, which occurred on a rollout as ...

In Southern California, where the black bear population has boomed, a photographer set up camp at the living room table. An adult female bear on the pool deck of a home in Monrovia, Calif., at the ...

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Imagine it’s the dead of night. Your phone pings with a text – it’s a government emergency alert: “Leave your home immediately! Only take with you enough supplies for the next three days.” What would ...

If you heard what sounded like a sudden rush of wind today, that may have been the collective sigh of relief from Chicago Bears fans everywhere. In the Bears' Week 1 win over the Panthers, quarterback ...

California has 60,000 black bears, and they are venturing far from their usual habitat in search of food and shelter. It’s the humans who have to adapt. California has 60,000 black bears, and they are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado Parks and Wildlife has euthanized nearly 300 black bears this year, more than three times those euthanized in 2025, as bear sightings and conflicts ...

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