About WWF 

We are WWF and we are fighting for your world.

For animals, for nature, for people.

Wildlife is disappearing, our forests are being ravaged, our rivers and oceans are choking. This can't go on.

This is on us - all of us.

In every moment of every day, there's a choice to be made:

are you for your world, or against it?

For nearly 60 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. It is at the heart of global efforts to address the world’s most important environmental challenges: safeguarding the natural world, tackling climate change and enabling people to use only their fair share of natural resources. Together we can build a future where people and nature thrive.

The world’s leading conservation organisation, works in 100 countries and is supported by more than one million members in the United States and close to five million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

Join WWF today. Visit wwf.org.uk

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About Myself 

I am a recently graduated BSc Bioveterinary Science student from the Royal Veterinary College, hoping to go on to study a masters course in Wild Animal Biology. I have always known I wanted to work with animals and volunteered at my local vet and at animal husbandry placements throughout my teenage years. Working with wildlife became a passion of mine after spending 2 separate occasions volunteering with wildlife vets in South Africa, where I got the experience to help with translocations of wildlife, along with treatments and operations. In my year out of my studies, I am lucky enough to get the chance to work abroad at different conservation projects in Borneo, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, from working with orangutans to marine conservation. 

Why I am fundraising 

I want to fundraise for WWF because, as many of us are now aware, we are slowly but surely destroying our planet, largely through the exploitation of our resources and vast quantities of waste, which in turn causes our wildlife to suffer. As humans we have the responsibility to look after the earth and everything that lives upon it. It is not too late, if we act now, we can stop the the damage to the earth from becoming irreversible. I would really appreciate any donations on my page to support WWF to help make this change :)

How the earth has changed/is changing:

> Without changes to plastic pollution, by 2025 there will be 1 tonne of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish in our oceans and by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish

> Over the last 40 years there has been a 39% decrease recorded in marine species - mainly due to overfishing and destruction to coral reefs 

> Due to an average rise in surface temperature of the earth by 1.62°F , the warmth of the ocean has risen by 0.4°F , in turn causing the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to decrease in mass, at an average of 281 billion tonnes of ice and 119 billion respectively per year between 1993-2016

> 9,000% = the growth in rhino poaching from 2007-2014 & 20,000 African elephants are pouched annually in South Africa 

> Tigers now only occupy 10% of their historical range due to habitat loss

> Global Wildlife populations have plummeted 60% since 1970

This year I want to play my part and try to make a difference to how I treat the world we live in. Along with choosing to fundraise for WWF, I have made the decisions to:

- Not to support any brands that use animal testing - to try and reduce unnecessary animal suffering

- Become a pescatarian, consuming sustainably farmed fish only - to try help reduce the amount of land and animals that are needed to meet the worlds meat consumption and to reduce overfishing

- Embracing the #OneLess campaign - to help reduce Londons and the Worlds plastic pollution in our rivers and seas. 

There are small changes we can all make to our daily lives to help reduce our individual carbon footprint and animal suffering in the world - such as, using a more environmentally friendly way to travel, consuming more sustainable foods, making sure we recycle properly, using less plastic products or supporting a wildlife charity - and together we can make a huge difference to the future longevity of our planet and the welfare of everything that lives within it. You can calculate your carbon footprint percentage here: https://footprint.wwf.org.uk

Below I have linked a eye-opening and heartbreaking video which I believe summarises the harsh reality we have imposed upon our planet and wildlife and hope that it too inspires others to make a difference: https://www.facebook.com/cohmedy/videos/heartbreaking-story-about-animal-extinction/389282708481127/