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Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual celebration of brown bears gearing up for hibernation kicked off Wednesday morning. Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style competition where twelve chunky bears are pitted against each other for the adoration of online voters.

A brown bear was spotted earlier this week swimming in the mouth of the Kenai River near Kenai’s personal use fishery. Although bears swimming in the mouth of the river aren’t common, it’s not unheard of.

How to stay bear aware when recreating this summer.

This week's workshop will highlight bear safety and discuss an electric fence incentive program. Homeowners will also learn about electric fencing supplies and how they can build their own electric fences.

Each fall, Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week celebrates bears gearing up for hibernation and the salmon that nourish them. Grazer, a dominant two-time mother, was crowned this year's champion.

Twelve chunky bears will compete bracket-style this week for the adoration of online fans and animal enthusiasts around the world. Held at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Fat Bear Week celebrates the success of the park’s bears in preparation for hibernation.

Four chubby cubbies will face off this week in a tournament-style bracket to take home the crown of Fat Bear Junior Champion. Pitted against one another for the highest number of votes, the winner has a chance to compete against their senior bear counterparts next week.

The video, viewed tens of thousands of times on Instagram and Facebook, shows four dogs fending off a brown bear in a Cooper Landing backyard.

Wildlife Troopers say Nicholas Abraham was hunting north of the Skilak Lake Road area on Saturday when he was attacked by a brown bear sow with two cubs. He shot and killed her, and escaped with minor injuries.

Amber Kraxberger-Linson with the Chugach National Forest said now is a good time to store bear attractants, like bird feeders.