"The polar bear does not have a small wild population, it does not have a restricted area of distribution and nomarked decline has been observed, " Environment Canada says on its website.
"They've only got data on this final slice of the process, but they are still missing crucial parts of the criminal-justice process, " said Sonja Starr, a law professor at the University of Michigan, who has analyzed sentencing and arrest data and found nomarked increase in racial disparity since 2005.