Late summer time is right here and Katmai Nationwide Park’s brown bears are packing on the kilos in preparation for his or her winter hibernation. Nationwide Park Service rangers and discover.org’s resident naturalist Mike Fitz have many reside occasions in retailer this month, together with Fats Bear Week which begins September 29. And, don’t neglect to observe the bears every single day on discover.org.
Stay Chats
Be a part of park rangers and different specialists for in-depth conversations about brown bears and salmon. Discover these occasions on the Brooks Stay Chat channel. And, when you miss any of our reside chats, you’ll find the replays on our Bears and Bison YouTube channel.
- A Dialog with Katmai Nationwide Park Superintendent Mark Sturm: September 1 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific
What challenges does Katmai face now and sooner or later? Get a superintendent’s perspective on the park’s priorities, points, and plans for the longer term when Ranger Naomi Boak interviews Mark Sturm, superintendent of Katmai Nationwide Park. Submit your questions upfront utilizing Ask Your Bearcam Query.
- Late Summer season at Brooks River: September 8 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific
Throughout a season when daylight wanes and nights start to develop lengthy and frosty, Brooks River remains to be very a lot alive. Brown bears, who appear to have a limiteless abdomen capability, search to fulfill their starvation whereas spawning salmon try to finish their life’s work. Be a part of discover.org’s resident naturalist Mike Fitz and Ranger Naomi Boak from Katmai Nationwide Park as they focus on the late summer time season at Brooks River. It’s the second peak season on bear cam and a time of 12 months that gives bears their final alternative to realize the fats reserves essential to survive winter hibernation.
- The Language of Bears: September 15 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific
So that you communicate English, German, Urdu, and many others. Need to be taught Bear? On this chat Ranger Naomi interviews Bear Administration Ranger Nick to translate bear language into our personal. What does it imply when a bear lowers its head? That popping sound—what does that sign? Is {that a} fierce growl or a pleasant greeting? No want for Google Translate as we speak.
- Katmai’s Keystone: September 22 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific
Pacific salmon are born in freshwater, develop massive within the sea, and return to their homeland to spawn and die. Their unusual lives have extraordinary penalties for the ecosystems they inhabit. Be a part of Mike Fitz to discover the superb lives of Pacific salmon—the heartbeat of Bristol Bay’s financial system, tradition, and ecology.
- Fats Bear Junior Bracket Reveal
Which chubby cubby will face off within the first ever Fats Bear Junior event? Discover out at first of the bearcam play-by-play on September 20 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific.
Fats Bear Week
Select the fattest bear of the 12 months! A number of the largest brown bears on Earth make their house at Brooks River in Katmai Nationwide Park. Fats Bear Week is an annual event celebrating their success in preparation for winter hibernation. From September 29 to October 5, your vote decides who’s the fattest of the fats. Go to fatbearweek.org and be a part of the particular reside occasions on the Brooks Stay Chat channel.
- Fats Bear Week Junior: It’s win and also you’re in for these younger and maturing bears! Throughout this warm-up occasion for Fats Bear Week, you select the bear cub who will compete with the biggest adults within the annual Fats Bear Week event. Fats Bear Week Junior takes place Sept. 23-24 on fatbearweek.org.
- Fats Bear Week Bracket Reveal: September 27 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific.
- Welcome to Fats Bear Week: September 29 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific.
Play-by-Performs
September 6, 13, and 20 at 7 p.m. Japanese / 4 p.m. Pacific
A favourite of rangers and bear cam followers alike, play-by-plays are reside occasions when rangers and different specialists narrate the bear and salmon exercise at Brooks River. It’s a possibility to be taught extra in regards to the particular person bears on the cams and the way they survive. Discover these occasions on the Brooks Stay Chat channel. You by no means know what may occur!
Stay Q&As
Chat within the feedback with Mike Fitz, discover.org’s resident naturalist, and rangers from Katmai Nationwide Park throughout our weekly Q&As. Deliver your questions on bears, salmon, and Katmai.
- Discover.org: Each Tuesday from 5 – 7 p.m. Japanese / 2 – 4 p.m. Pacific within the feedback on the Brooks Stay Chat channel.
- YouTube Q & As: Each Thursday from 2 – 4 p.m. Japanese / 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pacific within the feedback on the Brooks Falls YouTube web page.
- Tiktok Q & As: Discover these on the discover.org Tiktok channel. September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 5 p.m. Japanese / 2 p.m. Pacific.
Fats Bear Week within the Classroom
We invite academics to take bear cam into the classroom and think about the other ways during which bears discover success in Katmai’s difficult atmosphere. Rangers from Katmai Nationwide Park and discover.org’s resident naturalist Mike Fitz will file a particular broadcast to reply your college students’ questions. Be taught extra about how your class can take part.
Received Questions?
Did you see one thing on the bear cams you’re interested by? Or, would you wish to submit a query upfront for our reside occasions? Ask it right here. Rangers and skilled employees might reply your query in a reside chat, within the bear cam feedback, or in a weblog submit.