1 APRIL 1949, Page 20

MORE ABOUT BADGERS

Sut,—I was surprised to see that Sir. Jocelyn Lucas, M.P., in his article About Badgers, should refer to the badger as "the only surviving member of the bear-tribe in this country." Surely this is an antiquated and quite erroneous idea. Any resemblance the* animals present to the bears are for the most part superficial, and their, true affinities are with the

mustelidae or weasel tribe.—Yours faithfully, • E. A. EASON. Kildanes, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos.