My adopted Hawksbill turtle

Look what arrived in the post this week! My adopted Hawksbill turtle from WWF! I've always been interested in helping the environment and after doing a module at university on conservation and the environment I just had to do something little to help and so I adopted a turtle! His name is Timothy. WWF have lots of projects worldwide conserving wildlife and habitats and I think that more people should help them, even if it isn't donating money, signing a petition that takes a minute of your time will contribute to helping on a project in the long run. It makes me quite sad and also angry at ignorant people who turn their back on the natural environment, take it for granted and abuse it. Would they have the same attitudes and behaviours if the situation was reversed and it was humans that needed the help?! Thousands of animals are in danger of becoming extinct in the wild due to human behaviour and there is an urgent need to safeguard their habitats. At the heart of the problem is the growing demand of natural resources and so forestry, energy production and poaching are all having a serious impact. Climate change is another contributing factor that may result in devastating consequences for the natural environment in the future. I know that my donation may seem quite small and feeble to some but every little bit of money that is donated goes towards a great cause. I graduate from university this July and everyone seems to have made plans for their futures but me.  It had been stressing me out a little bit but now I think that what I would really like to do is take a year off to do some more travelling and also volunteer abroad, in particular help out at a turtle conservation programme. For more information on what you can do to get involved in helping the WWF visit http://www.wwf.org.uk/