Hello fellow ecologists and naturalists!

May and June have been a time of change for the environment and us alike. For us freedom lovers, the trees are now fully leaved, shorts weather is back, and so is the joy of Stateball! With the return of summer, we present to you the return of Stateball Contests after a month's hiatus, just in time for the FOURTH OF JULY! So here it is folks, the moment we've all been waiting for, the four contest entries of Nature & Wildlife Preservation Measured II!

The winners of this month's contest, Nature & Wildlife Preservation Measures II:

• In first place with a score of 7.75, is the comic Unnatural Arches by /u/Watmaln. As a reward, they get the coveted Golden Guns award for the next month, and a permanent gold medal by their name!
• In second place, with a score of 6.25, is the comic A Glowing Opportunity by /u/EnderPrince99. As a result, they will receive the Silver Guns around their name for the next month, as well as a permanent silver medal!
• In third place, with a score of 6.00, is the comic average day in Minnesota by /u/BorboStuff15. They will receive the Bronze Guns around their name for the next month, as well as a permanent bronze medal!

Additionally, all of them may crosspost their winning comics to r/Polandball!

Here are the full results:

Our invited judge for this contest was /u/Xnopyt16, last month's Golden Gun (or highest-scoring non-mod). Thanks to them for their participation!

The updated annual rankings can be found here

Congratulations to the winners and all the participants! See you for the next contest!

Y'all come back now, y'hear!