Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, including one in Bay County, according to a report.

A bear would like to comment on the grizzly practice of the National Park Service's annual "Fat Bear Week".

Fat Bear Week, the National Park Service’s official celebration of the fattest bears around, is getting its own unofficial board game.

Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that celebrates feeding season at Katmai National Park in Alaska, began as a one-day experiment for park rangers to engage with visitors.

Fat Bear Week is officially underway. The 10th annual contest will determine 2024’s best hefty hibernator currently chowing down on salmon in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. From October 2-8 ...

Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual celebration of brown bears gearing up for hibernation kicked off Wednesday morning.

Voting for Alaska's Fat Bear Week began on Wednesday after the contest was delayed by a bear death on Monday.

Voting opened Wednesday for the super-sized grizzlies in the running to win the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest, after one animal's graphic on-camera death delayed the event. Now in its 10th year, Fat ...

Voting opened Wednesday for the super-sized grizzlies in the running to win the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest, after one animal's graphic on-camera death delayed the event. Now in its 10th year, Fat Bear ...

Fat Bear Week has returned, but the grisly nature of bears has brought it to a pause. A male bear, with the identification number 469 and referred to as "Patches," killed a female bear ...

Fat Bear Week is back, and this year's contestants are a giant, fuzzy dream for the competition's 10th anniversary.