The Hill publishes voting guide as tournament nears
5 Sep 21 1:42 PM · 2d ago · 3 articles · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 5 of 5
The Hill outlines how the public can cast ballots as Fat Bear Week 2026 is set to formally begin.
“For the first time, the bracket includes bear families (mother and cubs), "in recognition of the record high number of bear families (19) and cubs (37) at Brooks River in summer 2026"!”
nev@flipping.rocks, Mastodon user · mastodon ↗Chunk (Bear 32) Defending Fat Bear Week championMark Sturm Katmai National Park superintendentMike Fitz Explore.org resident naturalist, Fat Bear Week co-creatorBucky Contestant bear, described as a rising star
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first by Global News, 2d ago · also Popular Science, CBS News, The Hill, Alaska Public Media, Channel 3000
8 more headlines
- The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever Popular Science · 2d ago
- Fat Bear Week is here: Meet Backpack, Bucky and other chunky contenders CBS News · 2d ago
- Fat Bear Week 2026 begins: What to know, how to vote nxsmediawire.com · 1d ago
- It’s Fat Bear Week. Meet this year’s heavyset hopefuls Alaska Public Media · 1d ago
- Fat Bear Week is back. Meet this year's contenders Channel 3000 · 1d ago
- Fat Bear Week 2026 is here: Meet Chunk, Bucky and other contenders CBS News · 1d ago
- Fat Bear Week 2026 Is Here: Meet the 16 Chunky Contenders and Find Out How to Vote People.com · 1d ago
- Fat Bear Week Returns to Alaska: Meet the Contenders nytimes.com · 1d ago
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Fat Bear Week is BACK, and both the bears and the competition are THICK. 🐻🍑
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Online voting has begun for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.
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Comrades. IT'S TIME. # FatBearWeek 2026 is upon us. https:// explore.org/fat-bear-week 🐻 For the first time, the bracket includes bear families (mother and cubs), "in recognition of the record high number of bear families (19) and cubs (37) at Brooks River in summer 2026"! Find out about all the contestants here: https://…
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If, like me, you couldnt get through the Internet Hug Of Death this morning to vote in # FatBearWeek round 1, take comfort! Apparently they're putting a tech fix in and we'll be able to vote tomorrow. If you don't know what Fat Bear Week is, welcome to the best week of the year.
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Fat Bear Week voting starts at 12pm Eastern time!! Let's celebrate those gorgeously fat bears as they prepare to hibernate. https:// explore.org/fat-bear-week Note: I'm pretty sure I was meant to be a brown bear in Katmai. I really want to just eat a lot and sleep all Winter. # FatBearWeek
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Looks like they had to adapt the Fat Bear Week polling because the web traffic was throttled yesterday. Now it's done through embedded Google Forms behind captchas. They're redoing yesterday's polls.
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Fat Bear Week Is Back. Meet Some of Our Favorite Contenders. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/style/f at-bear-week-alaska.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Most Emailed @ most-emailed-newyorktimes
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