Backpack wins Fat Bear Week 2026 at Katmai

Backpack, Bear 89, won Fat Bear Week 2026 at Alaska's Katmai National Park, defeating Bear 910, nicknamed Dancing Queen, by about 5,000 votes. Final tallies were 103,334 to 98,253. More than 200,000 votes were cast in the final, with more than 2.3 million overall.