Pricing information was not immediately available, but given the restricted use and small population of patients who might use the drug, the price is likely to be high.
Both countries' victories have been eroded in recent years as they have removed their forces from population centers and restricted them to more static positions.
"The polar bear does not have a small wild population, it does not have a restricted area of distribution and no marked decline has been observed, " Environment Canada says on its website.
Its population has nearly doubled over the past 40 years, and frequent droughts have restricted development and forced residents of Atlanta at times to use dirty water to irrigate their gardens.