People's Choice award

Little Black Spirit of the Sea

for the Whitesnout Anemonefish

Critically Endangered

By Mingxi, age 9

I love the ocean. Using oil pastels and watercolours, I painted a black anemonefish swimming among the colourful sea anemones. I hope humans will reduce our impact on the climate and the environment, so that the sea creatures can swim freely.

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