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    Desert Tortoise Headstart program makes first release [Image 10 of 26]

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    A small desert tortoise is walking across sandy, arid terrain surrounded by dry scrub brush. The tortoise appears to have a thin antenna or tracking wire attached to its shell, suggesting it may be part of a wildlife monitoring or research program. The environment is characteristic of a desert ecosystem with sparse, dried vegetation and sandy soil.

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

    09.30.2015

    Photo by Lauren Kurkimilis 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    Tortoise 2-4 heads off in to 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)

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    Date Taken: 09.30.2015
    Date Posted: 09.30.2015 22:41
    Photo ID: 2204507
    VIRIN: 150930-M-XW818-197
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 8.62 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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