 This uncertainty has been recognized by Canadian authorities . The Canadian federal agency called Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada rates its current data as " insufficient " to draw conclusions regarding the eastern cougar 's survival , and says on its Web site " Despite many sightings in the past two decades from eastern Canada , there are insufficient data to evaluate the taxonomy or assign a status to this cougar . " Notwithstanding numerous reported sightings in Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick and Nova Scotia , it has been said that the evidence is inconclusive : " . . . there may not be a distinct ' eastern ' subspecies , and some sightings may be of escaped pets . " 
 This uncertainty <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> been recognized by Canadian authorities . The Canadian federal agency called Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>rates</mark></a> its current data as " insufficient " to draw conclusions regarding the eastern cougar <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>survival , and <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>says</mark></a> on its Web site " Despite many sightings in the past two decades from eastern Canada , <a href='dey_it' title='5'><mark>there</mark></a> are insufficient data to evaluate the taxonomy or assign a status to this cougar . " Notwithstanding numerous reported sightings in Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick and Nova Scotia , it <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>has</mark></a> been said that the evidence is inconclusive : " . . . <a href='dey_it' title='7'><mark>there</mark></a> may <a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='9'><mark>be</mark></a> a distinct ' eastern ' subspecies , and some sightings may be of escaped pets . " 
This uncertainty done been recognized by Canadian authorities . The Canadian federal agency called Committee on da Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada rate its current data as " insufficient " to draw conclusions regarding the eastern cougar  survival , and say on its Web site " Despite many sightings in tdapast 2 decades from eastern Canada , it is insufficient data to evaluate the taxonomy or assign a status to this cougar . " Notwithstanding numerous reported sightings in Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick and Nova Scotia , it done been said that the evidence is inconclusive : " . . . it may ain't a distinct ' eastern ' subspecies , and some sightings may be of escaped pets . "