2 NOVEMBER 1945, Page 15

Tin Traps

The moving tale of another mammal (which is certainly quite as numerous as ever) reaches me from a country rectory. By the side of the road was seen a jerking tin, and as such behaviour was unusual in tins curiosity was aroused, and satisfied. A young hedge-hog had thrust its greedy nose into the tin and could not get it out. Even with the help of the rector's fingers the job was not easy. Such tins are traps. I have seen a young pig so caught, and heard—in the Canadian Rockies—of a bear in the same predicament. These animals are so tame round Banff that they are frequently seen grubbing in heaps of hotel refuse.