| 22/03/2012 |
"Otter Ecology and Conservation and the work of the International Otter Survival Fund"
Paul Yoxon will be speaking at a Meeting of the North West Group of Fauna and Flora International at Chester Zoo, 7.30pm, Thursday 22nd March 2012.
This will take place in the Zoo's Russell Allen Lecture Hall off the A41 just before the Park & Ride (postcode CH2 1EU for satnav users).
Tickets: £9 for FFI members; £10 for non-members; Concession £5 for students. All prices include buffet and wine.
Reserve your ticket by email or telephone Penny Rudd: email p.rudd@chesterzoo.org; telephone 01244 650215. Tickets may be available on the night but cannot be guaranteed.
Doors open at 7pm.
We look forward to meeting you there.
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| 26/11/2011 |
Ledgowan Hotel, Achnasheen - Christmas Fair. An opportunity to find out more about our work and buy some ottery goodies.
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| 25/09/2011 |
Caledoniart's Scotland's Islands Exhibition
celebrates the Islands in art, bringing together some of Scotland's finest artists in London. Artists include painters: John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo), Mike Healey, Robert Kelsey, Fiona Macrae, Alan Anderson, Erni Upton, Vega and Jolomo Landscape paintings awards finalists Willie Fulton and Jamie Hagemen along side Skye based animal sculptor Laurence Broderick.
Laurence Broderick is Joint President of IOSF. Sales of his 'Teko' otter sculpture will provide a generous donation to the Fund.
The artists capture the beauty and spirit of Scotland's Islands in this one-week event in London. A fine opportunity to participate in the Year of Scotland's Islands in London.
Caledoniart Scotland's Islands Exhibition
Air Gallery, 32 Dover Street, Mayfair, London (nearest tube Green Park)
25th September - 1 October 2011
10am-8pm Daily; 10am - 4pm Saturday (limited viewing)
contact amanda@caledoniart.com / 07718516954
www.caledoniart.com
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| 24/09/2011 |
Ledgowan Hotel, Achnasheen - An auction in aid of IOSF
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| 17/09/2011 |
Ledgowan Hotel, Achnasheen - Autumn Fair. An opportunity to find out more about our work and buy some ottery goodies.
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| 14/07/2011 |
3 Peaks Challenge for Otters
Greg Hay
Hi guys, i'll be attempting the 3 Peaks Challenge this weekend i.e climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales. I've invited my facebook friends to donate £1 or more to IOSF. If anyone who reads this can spare £1 too, log on to otter.org and donate (at the Otter Shop. I'm sure the otters will appreciate it. Thanks!
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| 26/05/2011 |
Devon Mammal Group AGM - Upstairs room, The White Hart
South St, Exeter, 7pm.
Followed by:
Otters: natural and cultural history
Dr Daniel Allen, author of Otter and affiliate member of the IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group, describes otters in folklore, tradition, literature and popular culture, and the ongoing challenges facing otters in the UK and around the world
Non-members £3.00 all proceeds go towards mammal conservation in Devon
Booking essential tel. Emma Herrera 01392 495722 or through www.devonmammalgroup.org
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| 25/05/2011 |
Cornwall Mammal Group - "Otters and People" Guest Speaker Daniel Allen author of recently published book 'Otter' [our product of the month for February 2011]
7pm-9pm Lanhydrock War Memorial Hall, Trebayn, nr Bodmin (just off the A30) PL30 5AE
Supper and otter anecdotes, folklore, tradition, TV and challenges. Come and share your otter sightings.
A Pasty supper with tea coffe and home baked cake will be provided.
CMG members £2 Non-members £3.50 Children Free
Contact Kate Stokes (kstokes@southwestwater.co.uk or 01837861664)
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| 04/04/2011 |
2011 HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Here are the dates and prices for IOSF's 2011 Trips. For more information on the trips click here or to book go to the Ottershop
Otters, Wildlife & Heritage of Skye: 4-9 April - £360
Become an Otter Detective: 16-21 May - £350
Otters, Wildlife & Heritage of Skye & Raasay: 13-18 June - £380
Otters, Wildlife & Heritage of Skye & Raasay: 8-13 August - £380
Become an Otter Detective: 12-17 September 2011 - £350
ALL COSTS INCLUDE 5 NIGHTS B&B IN LOCAL GUEST HOUSES, TRANSPORT DURING THE WEEK, AND GUIDE. Packed lunches and dinners are not included so that you can eat to suit your pocket!!
SPECIAL TRIPS
If you cannot join one of our courses or do not have the time, we can arrange an exclusive otter watching day for you or tailor-make a trip for a group......
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| 02/04/2011 |
Strathpeffer Pavilion - 8pm - The Peatbog Faeries, one of Scotland's best-known names in contemporary folk music with their individual brand of Scottish music, are playing a gig and have kindly allowed us to have a table there to promote our work. Do call in if you are in the area.
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| 27/09/2010 |
The Oregon Coast Aquarium will observe Sea Otter Awareness Week September 27 to October 3, a week-long event to educate the public about the integral role that sea otters play in the marine ecosystem. The week’s activities will include a talk about sea otters, sea otter crafts and an abundance of information about sea otters’ natural history and adaptations. Public sea otter feedings will be held at 10:30 am, 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm. For more information about national observances, visit www.defenders.org/seaotter/awareness.
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| 23/09/2010 |
7.30pm MEET DR PAUL YOXON of IOSF at the Education Centre, Edinburgh Zoo, when he will be giving a talk on "Otter Ecology and Conservation"
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| 18/09/2010 |
5-9pm Stonehouse Pavilion, Phoenix Zoo, Arizona - FREE ADMISSION
AAZK Auction in aid of IOSF and Mazu
Auctions, Raffles, Beer and Wine Tasting, Hors d'oeuvres and bar.
Lots include Phoenix Zoo animal artwork, Behind-the-Scenes tours, sports memorabilia, event tickets, etc.
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| 16/08/2010 |
Watch IOSF on BBC1's One Show on Monday 16 August at 7pm. The wildlife feature will visit Skye to see our work and will give you a chance to see more of our otter sanctuary.
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| 30/05/2010 |
OTTERLY MAD WEEK 2010 - 30 May-5 June
Now's the time for you all to get thinking about what you might do to get involved and help in fundraising and raising awareness of otters.
Get together with family and friends and come up with some fun ideas to help the otters. There's no limit on imagination or age!
We want to know what you're going to be doing and will put it on the website.
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| 17/05/2010 |
2010 HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Below you will find the dates and prices for the courses being run in 2010. For more information please contact us:
Become an Otter Detective: 17-22 May - £340
Otters, Wildlife & Heritage of Skye & Raasay: 14-19 June - £370
Otters, Wildlife & Heritage of Skye: 12-17 July - £350 (FULLY BOOKED)
Otters, Wildlife & Heritage of Skye & Raasay: 13-18 September - £370
ALL COSTS INCLUDE 5 NIGHTS B&B IN LOCAL GUEST HOUSES, TRANSPORT DURING THE WEEK, AND GUIDE. Packed lunches and dinners are not included so that you can eat to suit your pocket!!
SPECIAL TRIPS
If you cannot join one of our courses or do not have the time, we can arrange an exclusive otter watching day for you or tailor-make a trip for a group......
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| 14/03/2010 |
The Montezuma Audubon Center will present "The New York River Otter Project: Then and Now!" with Dennis Money from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 14.
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| 09/03/2010 |
Daphne Neville will be appearing with her otters on the Alan Titchmarsh show on Tuesday 9 March at 5pm on ITV1.
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| 03/02/2010 |
TALK: The Otters Return to South Tyneside, by Durham Wildlife Trust director Jim Cokill, Wednesday, February 3, from 7pm to 8pm at Jarrow Community Association, in Cambrian Street.
Admission is free and no pre-booking is required.
For further information, contact South Tyneside Council's countryside officer, Clare Rawcliffe, on 424 7423 or e-mail: countryside@southtyneside.gov.uk
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| 10/10/2009 |
A jumble sale at the Wilton Community Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire and a raffle at 'The Bear' public house in Wilton - FMN raising funds for a new quarantine pen in Cambodia.
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| 01/10/2009 |
2009 Ken Norris Memorial Lectures - A series of lectures on the Californian sea otter will be held at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, Monterey Bay, California. Six prominent marine scientists will explain why sea otters serve as a barometer of ocean health. These free public lectures will take place Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. on October 1, October 22, and November 12. Click here for further details.
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| 01/10/2009 |
Talk on otters by Grace Yoxon for the Lochalsh WRI at Kirkton Church Hall, Balmacara. Start time 7.30pm
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| 09/09/2009 |
Paul & Grace Yoxon will be at Ledgowan Lodge Hotel, Achnasheen, Ross-shire, presenting a talk about their work with otters. Come along and support this event, in aid of IOSF. Start time 7.30pm.
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| 22/07/2009 |
Talk on GIANT OTTERS by Dr Rob Williams, Wellington School lecture theatre at 7.30pm. £10 to include a full buffet. Plentiful parking in the adjacent public car park.
Rob is currently working as Peru's Programme Director for the Frankfurt Zoological Society. He oversees the development of research initiatives and conservation programmes across Peru and organises the scientific management of Manu National Park, an area of Amazonian rainforest the size of Switzerland. His annual survey of giant otters takes in an area about the size of Western Europe.
RSVP , as numbers are limited to 60 people, to Lucy Mead, 01823 480425 or lucy@lucky8.wanadoo.co.uk
Profits from the evening will go towards Cardiff University's research into the effect of the bile fluke on otters.
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| 04/07/2009 |
Build an otter holt at the Summer Fair: 11am-2pm, Constable Lee St Paul's Primary School, Hollin Lane, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire
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| 29/06/2009 |
'ANIMANIA' Country Fun and Activity Day, Greater Manchester East County Beavers and Cubs, Linnet, Clough Scout Camp and Activity Centre, Gibb Lane, Mellor, Stockport, Cheshire. 10-6pm
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| 01/06/2009 |
TV: BBC 1. Country Files see IOSF's Otters
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| 30/05/2009 |
Otterly Mad Week! - Organise an event and raise funds for IOSF.
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| 28/05/2009 |
Otter event for 11-15 year olds as part of Livelounge: 7-9pm, Salisbury Library
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| 22/04/2009 |
Do you live in the Cambridge area? Then get down to the Live and Let Live pub on Mawson Road where they are fund raising for the otters at IOSF. There's a raffle going on with all sorts of prizes and a great choice of beers named after animals!!
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| 03/02/2009 |
TALK: Eilean Ban Trust, The Brightwater Centre, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye. The Eurasian Otter and Work of IOSF by Paul Yoxon.
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| 27/09/2008 |
JUMBLE SALE IN AID OF FURGET-ME-NOT, Community Centre, West Street, Wilton... time yet to be confirmed likely to be 9 - 1
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| 21/09/2008 |
Sea Otter Awareness week at Georgia Aquarium
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| 05/08/2008 |
TALK: Poolewe, Scotland. Otters and the work of IOSF by Paul Yoxon, Poolewe Hall
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| 04/08/2008 |
Ottery fun for kids at Shepreth Wildlife Park, Hertfordshire. 12-4pm
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| 17/05/2008 |
DARA'S DAY, Guild Hall, Salisbury 10.00-4.00. Stall, crafts, competitions, activities for all the family. Come and find out more about Dara and the Hairy-Nosed Otters.
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