<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0y2S9r_1FfL2Clk00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0y2S9r_1FfL2Clk00" width="1280" height="720" ><figcaption>Bear 89, known as Backpack, won Fat Bear Week by about 5,000 votes over Bear 910. His mother, Holly, won the competition in 2019. Katmai National Park &amp; Preserve</figcaption></figure>A new Fat Bear Week champion has been crowned, and this year’s winner has a familiar connection to the title.Bear 89, also known as Backpack, has been named the Fat Bear Week champion.Backpack beat Bear 910 in the finals by about 5,000 votes.Getting chunky enough to win apparently runs in the family. Backpack’s mother, Holly, won the competition in 2019.Backpack got his nickname because he was often spotted riding on his mother’s back while she swam in the Brooks River.As Fat Bear Week comes to a close, organizers are thanking voters and bear fans for helping celebrate Katmai’s bears and wild places.Organizers say the annual tradition celebrates the bears, salmon and human connection that help keep Katmai’s ecosystems alive.</div></body>

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A new Fat Bear Week champion has been crowned, and this year’s winner has a familiar connection to the title. Bear 89, also known as Backpack, has been named the Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack beat Bear 910 in the finals by about 5,000 votes. Getting chunky enough to...

Bear 89, also known as Backpack, crowned Fat Bear Week champion

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A new Fat Bear Week champion has been crowned, and this year’s winner has a familiar connection to the title. Bear 89, also known as Backpack, has been nam

Bear 89, also known as Backpack, crowned Fat Bear Week champion

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