Alaska
Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after attack kills contestant
One anticipated participant, a female known as Bear 402, was killed by a male bear during a fight on Monday.
The contest, which is in its 10th year, celebrates the resiliency of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, which extends from the state’s southwest corner toward the Aleutian Islands. The animals gorge on the abunda... [4049 chars]