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It is possible to vote from Ireland in the People's Choice section of the competition run by the Natural History Museum in London. The complete set of 25 shortlisted pictures can be viewed at www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice

The Last Goodbye, Ami Vitale: Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last male northern white rhino left on the planet, moments before he passed away at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. Suffering from age-related complications, he died surrounded by the people who had cared for him. 

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Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last male northern white rhino left on the planet, moments before he passed away at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. Suffering from age-related complications, he died surrounded by the people who had cared for him.