Monthly Archives: August 2023

Katmai National Park Annual Fat Bear Competition

Posted on August 9, 2023 by R & L

Annual Fat Bear Competition From its humble beginnings as Fat Bear Tuesday in 2014 to more than 800,000 votes cast last year, celebrating fat bears and Katmai National Park’s healthy ecosystem has become a tradition. For bears, fat equals survival. … Continue reading →

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Humpback Whales Bubble-net Feeding

Posted on August 4, 2023 by R & L

A great 8 hour tour in Katmai Fjord National Park out of Seward. Heading to the N W Glacier the captain saw several boats around a location where a group of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were Bubble-net feeding in Resurrection … Continue reading →

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