Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

Backpack has been declared the champion of Alaska's Fat Bear Week after a week of intense competition. The gentle giant emerged as the winner, recognized as the heftiest bear within the Katmai National Park and Preserve. This annual event celebrates the most massive bears in the region, and Backpack successfully secured the title of the heaviest bear among the competitors in the preserve, marking a victorious conclusion to the fierce seasonal contest.