Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 602 at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, on July 12, 2025. (T Carmack/National Park Service via AP)This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 901 at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, on Sept. 12, 2025. (E Johnston/National Park Service via AP)This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 609 at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Sept. 12, 2025. (K Troutman/National Park Service via AP)This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 909 at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, on Sept. 1, 2025. In Tuesday’s announcement, Katmai National Park ranger Sarah Bruce estimated around 200,000 salmon made their way up Brooks River.