Welcome to all creatures,
All you animals, great and small
Gary, please move down the back
Giraffes are rather tall

Mikey, Moxie, all you mice
Could you move up the front
Lions, away from the zebras!
This is not a hunt!

In fact we’re here to celebrate
The hard work done this year
Not a single one of you 
Should be sitting there in fear

So, once again, welcome 
to this special event
It’s so good to see you all
Not sure where the year went

As we’re all aware
around our great animal nation
We’ve been busy holding
A conservation conversation

And tonight, we’ve arrived
At our great culmination
With our prestigious award
In creature conservation

‘Conservationist of the Year’ 
For 2025 is up for grabs 
Who has won this impressive prize
The worms, the crows, the crabs?

Well, first let’s name third place
It goes to—Bertie Bee
For most prolific pollinator
Our judges all agree

That without you, Bertie
Many plants would die
You’re always busy pollinating 
You’re really a great guy!

The second place goes to
The fabulous Freddy Frog
A lifelong eco warrior
He works just like a dog

As a tiny tadpole
He munched on pond algae
Keeping oxygen levels right
And waterways clean, you see

Now, as an older fella, he
Controls insect populations
He also croaks to scientists
About water contaminations

Just before we announce 
Our winner for ‘25
Let’s call out some other
Commendations helping us thrive

Ellie Elephant for helping out
Smaller animals in a drought
Using your tusks to dig for water
You helped Belle and her daughter

Belle and Bindi are two boars
Who disperse seeds on grassy floors
Now, if only they could also try
To tread more lightly as they go by

Fin the Fish poops in the sea
helping lower acidity
Speaking of poop, it’s rather super
Our winner is a pooper trooper

So without any more ado
Let’s name our winner now for you
Our champion is a kind of bug
In fact, you all know him as Doug

Yes, Doug, The Dung Beetle
Is this year’s winner
In conservation, 
he’s no beginner

He cleans up after all of you
He shuffles by rolling up poo
Once it’s in a nice round ball
He even buries it and all

No matter, how stinky you are
He cleans it up. He’s such a star!
So, come on down, you’ve earned this. True!
Uh, no need to roll that ball with you!