Backstreet Boy Nick Carter has been appointed a UN special ambassador for the year of the dolphin, a campaign aiming to raise awareness about dolphins, the threats to their survival, and what can be done to help them. Carter told the AP's radio news: "I was shocked and happy at the exact same time because I really felt like it was an honour".
He admitted that he hadn't known much about the issues, and is presently learning about the subject, adding: "The issues involved with the dolphins are things that I am learning. I don't want to be this person to come across and say 'Why, I know what's going on' and shove it down people's throats. Because I don't know everything".
He added that he is planning to write a new song about the plight of the sea-creatures. Can't wait to hear it.