A polar bear in Alaska has been given the nickname 'Fat Albert' after tucking into more than his fair share of whale blubber that local residents leave out as a sign of respect.

Alaska’s “Fat Bear Week” is not all fun and games. ... “I’m really excited about his work,” says Lindsey Mangipane, a polar-bear biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

WALES, Alaska — A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the ...

The last fatal polar bear attack in Alaska was in Point Lay, 30 years ago, so it’s been hard to see the way forward — just as it was on Jan. 17, when windstorms whipped up whiteout conditions ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the National Park Service is Grazer, the winner of the 2023 Fat Bear Contest, at Katmai National Park, Alaska on Sept. 14, 2023.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal in poor physical condition, but tests came back negative for ...

Fans can now cast their votes for the bulkiest grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park, as the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest begins. Latest U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer.

Anchorage, Alaska — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this ...