Fat Bear Week If Government Shuts Down? Fat Chance

If there is indeed another government shutdown looming, there are worse consequences than what we’re about to share, but here goes: Fat Bear Week would become Fat Chance Week if the government closes its doors. Here’s more from ABC News:

During a shutdown, many agencies such as the National Park Service are also not permitted to update websites and social media pages. That means the viral park service social media promotions of Fat Bear Week would halt.

And those posts are paw-pular: The post last month on X (formerly Twitter) announcing Fat Bear Week’s return has been viewed more than 943,000 times, retweeted more than 2,000 times and has more than 11,000 comments. ..

Keith Moore, lead interpretive park ranger at Katmai National Park, said there are “plans in place” should a government shutdown occur, though he couldn’t offer any specifics about that plan. (The park service did not respond to ABC News’ requests for comment.)