fatbearweek

It's #FatBearWeek 🎉🧸

The Brackets are out! 📝 Vote at http://fatbearweek.org (or https://explore.org/fat-bear-week ) weekdays 9/23-9/30 between 12-9 Eastern Time ⏰

Here are my favorite massive mammals 🤣🥰

(yes, two of them will probably be head to head 😭)

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Posted on June 3rd, 2025 by Explore.org's naturalist & former #NationalParkService ranger Mike Fitz, and even more painfully timely today on Oct. 1st, during yet another #GovernmentShutdown

Did you know:

• There are some proposals to "transfer public lands to individual states"? 🛢

• #FatBearWeek was moved up by weeks to end on 9/30/25 because many park rangers are now furloughed? 🧸

• Meanwhile parks remain open WITHOUT adequate staff 🗑🦺🛟🔥🧯

#ProtectOurPublicLands

https://youtu.be/wMjdpJ3Kjww