. British mammals. Mammals -- Great Britain. BRITISH MAMMALS had paid the death-penalty because of their depredations. One magnificent dog Otter, which was captured when in the act of feeding upon a large Trout weighing six pounds, turned the scale at twenty-nine pounds, but this may be regarded as a very fine specimen. It was secured a few years ago on the River Ivel at Radwell Mill, near Baldock, Hertfordshire, and was for some time on exhibition in Letchworth Museum. It is now in a. gZ3. private collection. Our friend who captured this fine specimen assured us that the loss of every Trout o
. British mammals. Mammals -- Great Britain. BRITISH MAMMALS had paid the death-penalty because of their depredations. One magnificent dog Otter, which was captured when in the act of feeding upon a large Trout weighing six pounds, turned the scale at twenty-nine pounds, but this may be regarded as a very fine specimen. It was secured a few years ago on the River Ivel at Radwell Mill, near Baldock, Hertfordshire, and was for some time on exhibition in Letchworth Museum. It is now in a. gZ3. private collection. Our friend who captured this fine specimen assured us that the loss of every Trout of similar size to the one upon which the Otter was feeding, meant the loss of ^5 to him, and as it was his hving to rear the fish, one can understand his desire to keep in check one of his greatest enemies. For the same reason the beautiful Kingfisher had to be killed, as small ponds, teeming with yearhng fish, proved an unfailing source of attraction to this handsome British bird. No less than two hundred of these birds were destroyed on a small stretch of water within a few years, a sad enough pro- 104. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Westell, W. Percival (William Percival), 1874-1937. [London] : Chapman & Dodd
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