Potential government shutdown threatens popular Fat Bear Week event

Fat Bear Week is an annual online contest celebrating bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park gaining weight before hibernation.
A shutdown would likely close national parks and furlough staff who run the contest, possibly postponing the event.
Fat Bear Week draws over 1 million online votes to pick the fattest brown bear in Katmai National Park.
Private groups may keep streaming bear footage during a shutdown, but official contest operations require park staff.
The potential postponement highlights wider impacts of a shutdown on parks, staff, and visitors.