Stuffed With Sockeye, ‘Holly’ Wins Fat Bear Week

Photo: Katmai National Park & Preserve

Fat Bear Week 2019 officially ended Tuesday night. And the winner is …

No. 435, or if you prefer a name, Holly.

Fat Bear Week has been an annual event for the past five years in Katmai National Park and Preserve in southwestern Alaska. The idea is to publicize and celebrate the process of bears eating as much as they can to build up crucial fat reserves in advance of winter hibernation.

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