Desert Tortoise Headstart program makes first release 150930-M-XW818-997

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Description: English: 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) Unit: Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. Date: Taken on 30 September 2015. Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2204496/desert-tortoise-headstart-program-makes-first-release. Author: Lauren Kurkimilis. LocationInfoFieldMARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US. VIRINInfoField : This image was released by the United States Marine Corps with the ID 150930-M-XW818-997 (next). This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. العربية | বাংলা | Deutsch | Deutsch (Sie-Form) | English | español | euskara | فارسی | français | italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | македонски | മലയാളം | Plattdüütsch | Nederlands | polski | پښتو | português | svenska | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体） | 中文（繁體） | +/− :. Search DVIDs. PostedInfoField30 September 2015, 22:43. Archive linkInfoFieldarchive copy.