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    Desert Tortoise Headstart program makes first release [Image 1 of 26]

    Desert Tortoise Headstart program makes first release

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

    09.30.2015

    Photo by Lauren Kurkimilis 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    Thelma, one of the Combat Center's two ambassadors, makes an appearance 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. (Official USMC photo by Lauren Kurkimilis/Released)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.30.2015
    Date Posted: 09.30.2015 22:52
    Photo ID: 2204410
    VIRIN: 080203-M-XW818-464
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 6.94 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US

    Web Views: 45
    Downloads: 18

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