Many people couldn’t point out Katmai National Park and Preserve on a map, but they’ve probably heard of it burly residents. Each fall, Katmai hosts Fat Bear Week, a beloved celebration of the park’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brown bear mother and cub rest in a meadow in Hallo Bay in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Hallo Bay’s salt marshes attact large ...

Brian Adams/Travel + Leisure Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots that both amateurs ...

Proposed changes to Katmai National Park will affect how visitors navigate the grounds of the Brooks River Corridor, a popular spot for observing bears. The park wants to establish permits to allow ...

Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The March Madness-style bracket competition pits some of Katmai National Park and Preserve's bulkiest and most beloved brown bears against ...

The Brooks Camp at Katmai National Park and Preserve will operate at 100% capacity this season for the first time since the pandemic began. Tourists from around the world travel to Katmai in eastern ...

The first humans arrive in the Brooks River area of Alaska, about 290 miles southwest of where Anchorage will grow. 1700s Russian explorers reaching the area find that the native Savonoski and Sugpiaq ...

Centennial events at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve are in full swing, with a speaker series, musical performances and cultural gatherings commemorating the anniversary throughout the ...

ALASKA, USA — Bulked up with big bellies, the bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska are just about ready to hibernate for the winter. Before the massive mammals literally bear down for a months-long ...

Active volcanoes, pristine lakes, and epic wildlife sightings await at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots ...