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One of these was kept alive for twelve months. There is also 

 another but rather vague record of two caught upon Drumtochty by 

 the keeper there, "about thirty years ago," which would come if 

 correct very near the date of the above record in 1872. In 1898 

 Mr. J. Milne describes the status of the animal as " very rare here 

 now, if not indeed extinct." 



The Badger is still found in the more westerly districts here and 

 there, as for instance in Glen Dochart and adjoining hills and valleys, 

 in Glen Lyon and more rarely in the neighbourhood. In 1894 my 

 cousin. Dr. Adrian Forrester, returning from a fishing excursion, 

 when we were staying in Killin, saw two Badgers hanging in 

 a "gamekeeper's museum" in Glen Lochy — shootings held by Mr. 

 Wegg. And Badgers are still, at date of 1905, inhabiting localities 

 in Glen Lochy and Glen Dochart. Three Badgers were secured in 

 Glen Lochy in the summer of 1 905, shortly after my visit there in 

 May of that year ; and these were sent to Mr. Duncan Dewar for 

 preservation (D. D., in lit., June 26, 1905). 



Dr. Buchanan White in his list says : "I know of only four or 

 five places where it is said to be of regular occurrence at this date, 

 and I would be glad to hear of others." This was at the date 

 of 1884. 



In the Breadalbane vermin lists the Badger figures prominently. 

 In the eleven years between 1891 and 1901, 41 are returned as paid 

 for. In details as follows : In 1891, 7 were got; 6 in 1892 ; 2 in 

 1893 ; 5 in 1894 ; 1 in 1895 ; 7 in 1896 ; 2 in 1897 ; 3 in 1898 ; 2 in 

 1899; 3 in 1900; and 3 in 1901. Very likely more were killed, 

 which, however, were not brought to the estates offices. 



Mr. W. Evans saw one which was killed on Ben Lawers on April 

 27, 1892. 



Wiv0\x0 accto0, L. Broton Bear. 



The only remains recorded of the Bear from Scotland are from a 

 locality far south of our present area, viz. Shaws, Dumfriesshire, in 

 peat moss lying in marl (Dr. J. A. Smith in Proc. Soc. of Antiquities 

 of Scotland, vol. xiii. p. 360, 1879). 



But Leslie says that the Caledonian Forest was full of them 

 (reperfissimam), and Camden (Britannia) included them as residents 

 in Atholl. And Caledonian Bears were well known in Eome after 

 the advent of the Komans. 



Much other evidence is adduced by Harting of the presence of 

 Bears in Scotland, but space here forbids me from doing otherwise 



