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“The Face of the Persecuted”

A fox, likely wounded by dogs, peers out of its crate in a UK rehabilitation center.
A fox, likely wounded by dogs, peers out of its crate in a UK rehabilitation center. Photo: © Neil Aldridge, Wildlife Photographer of the Year

This shot was selected to be highly commended in the Photojournalism section of the competition. The lurid image depicts a fox’s bloody face—injuries likely suffered by dogs unleashed by humans to ferret out the animal.