Voting starts in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Starting Wednesday viewers were able to pick their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter.

Fans can now cast their votes for the bulkiest grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park, as the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest begins.

Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that celebrates feeding season at Katmai National Park in Alaska, began as a one-day experiment for park rangers to engage with visitors. It has spiraled into an annual weeklong competition with a March Madness-like bracket and mentality.