Grizzly bears spotted swimming near Port McNeill seen as 'red flag'

A pair of grizzly bears sighted off the north end of Vancouver Island — believed to have 'island hopped' from the mainland — are a "red flag" says a University of Victoria conservation scientist.

A B.C.conservation officer near Port McNeill B.C. spotted the brown duo swimming from island to island about five kilometres offshore.

It's believed the animals swam all the way from the mainland.

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