Tennis champion Sir Andy Murray has been announced as global ambassador for the WWF, supporting the charity's fight against poaching and illegal wildlife trade.

Murray is to raise awareness through an initiative in Nepal that trains dogs to track down poaching activity within Chitwan National Park. Murray commented 'I've followed WWF's work on the illegal wildlife trade for a while now and been looking for a way to support the campaign. I think it's incredibly important that this trade is prevented and the sniffer dog programme seemed like the perfect venture for me to get behind. I know from my own dogs how clever they can be and it's fascinating how these sniffer dogs communicate with their handlers'.