Fat Bear Week 2025: Grazer’s Three‑Peat Bid, Salmon Wins, Healthy Bears | CNN2.0

🐻 Katmai’s Fat Bear Week advances with reigning champ 128 Grazer chasing a rare three‑peat as rangers highlight that “a fat bear is a healthy bear” and a proxy for a thriving salmon ecosystem.
📷 Fans vote using live cams and before‑after photos, weighing storylines, behavior, and sheer bulk; bears are habituated to viewers from platforms, but remain fully wild with 50‑yard approach rules. 🐟 Strong salmon runs fuel big gains; salmon are sensitive to environmental change, so plentiful fish signal good conditions across Katmai’s 4.2 million acres and its robust brown bear population.
🧭 ID tips: “128 Grazer” is the famed sow; her offspring won’t get a separate number until independent, which is why “128 Jr.” is a fan nickname rather than an official designation.
🌿 Outlook: Brown bears aren’t endangered globally, but climate‑driven shifts that hit salmon remain the top threat, making Fat Bear Week a playful lens on serious conservation dynamics.
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