. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1999 Burnett: 1992-1997: The Challenges of Change 171. The evolution of responsibilities from a narrow focus on migratory birds to something much broader is evident in CWS's leadership on international biodiversity issues. David Brackett (r.) heads the Canadian delegation, including John Herity (/.), at the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Bratislava, Slovakia (Photo credit: L Dubovsky). the federal government was thus already under stress. Some cuts simply terminated activities, such as the Peregrine
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1999 Burnett: 1992-1997: The Challenges of Change 171. The evolution of responsibilities from a narrow focus on migratory birds to something much broader is evident in CWS's leadership on international biodiversity issues. David Brackett (r.) heads the Canadian delegation, including John Herity (/.), at the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Bratislava, Slovakia (Photo credit: L Dubovsky). the federal government was thus already under stress. Some cuts simply terminated activities, such as the Peregrine Falcon breeding and rearing project at Wainwright, Alberta (see Chapter 9), that were already on the verge of completion. Others struck more deeply at ongoing programs. Work on endan- gered wildlife species that were not directly under federal jurisdiction was dropped. A plan to construct a new aviary at the National Wildlife Research Centre was cut. Throughout the Wildlife Service, routine duties and functions had to be sustained at acceptable levels of performance with fewer resources. Cumulative cuts to CWS programs between 1994 and 1997 amounted to $ miUion (24%) and 64 full-time positions (18%). Compared with the target reduction of 39% that had been set for the depart- ment as a whole, CWS might be thought to have fared relatively well. However, the small size of the agency, its uncertain status in the wake of restructur- ing, and the cumulative resource reductions of the previous 12 years intensified the impact of the Program Review, resulting in a disproportionate loss of scientific, technical, and policy expertise to the cause of wildlife conservation in Canada. One of the greatest challenges stemmed from the fact that, during the planning stages, the Program Review process was shrouded by Cabinet secrecy. CWS officials were prohibited from discussing prob- lems and possibilities with their colleagues in other organizations. As a result, many provincial/territorial
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