The fat bear cams are back, baby
They’re back. The wildlife streamers explore.org officially turned on the Alaskan brown bear cams on Monday, June 14. The cameras, situated along the salmon-rich Brooks River in Katmai National Park…
Naturalist reveals wild, harsh world of the fat bears
When Mike Fitz first arrived at the remote Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve, home to the now internet-famous fat bears, he spied the telltale signs of a…
Fat bear is already so big that he has trouble walking
The struggle is real. The wild bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska — who are livestreamed on the explore.org webcams — have grown impressively fat this summer,…
Coronavirus infects bear cam rangers in remote Alaska
The coronavirus has reached an isolated part of an already remote national park in Alaska. On Sunday evening, Katmai National Park and Preserve — home to the livestreamed bear cams…
Why the fat bears are already getting so fat
Fat Bear Week isn’t until October. Yet the brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve — who are livestreamed on the explore.org webcams over the summer — are fattening…
A cub died on the bear cams, a testimony of the harsh bear world
While walking along Alaska’s Brooks River on Tuesday, a cub stumbled while viewers watched apprehensively on the bear cams. The clearly enfeebled young bear struggled to keep up with its…
Hungry wolf shows up on bear cams, scarfs dozens of fish
Alaska’s Brooks River, home to the livestreaming bear cams, is the dominion of big, fat bears. Yet early Saturday morning, when the waterfall where the bears feast was quiet, a…
Fat bear champ returns with a major transformation
She’s back. And majorly transformed. The 2019 Fat Bear Week champion, bear 435 “Holly,” returned to Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Brooks River a few days ago, hundreds of pounds…