This piece was originally published in High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. Brown bears are fattening up for winter hibernation in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Thousands of viewers from around the world will tune in for Fat Bear Week to watch the bears gobble fish from the Brooks River, estimate how well they’re packing on the pounds, and then vote for the portliest in a single elimination bracket. But just how fat are those fat bears? A winner will be crowned…
