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Tortoise 2-4 takes her first steps in the wild after being released at the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs-hosted ceremony for the first release of tortoises from the Combat Center’s Desert Tortoise Headstart Program, September 30, 2015. NREA released 35 tortoises from the program after they spent approximately 9 years at the Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site. The tortoises were required to grow to a length of at least 4 inches before being released in order to assure they could better fend off predation and are equipped with a radio transmitter so that they can continue to be monitored. (Official USMC photo by Lauren Kurkimilis/Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2015 22:43 |
| Photo ID: | 2204489 |
| VIRIN: | 150930-M-FZ867-938 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 8.12 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 49 |
| Downloads: | 16 |
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