The National Park Service employees who monitor Fat Bear Week for privately run Explore.org would be among the federal workers furloughed.
from the National Park Service, rangers are responsible for creating the bracket-style tournament.Rangers begin work on Fat Bear Week long before the competition begins. As soon as employees arrive at Katmai National Park at the beginning of the season, they are tasked with capturing photos of the bears at their lowest weight. They keep track of the bears throughout the summer, then come September must capture the bears at their fattest.
The job is easier said than done. With bears constantly submerged in the water fishing and appearing in the Brooks Corridor at inconsistent times, “the picture taking gets intense,” Boak said.
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