Dr. Tom Boyer, veterinarian and reptile specialists, Pet Hospital of Penasquitos, located in San Diego, Calif., fits MC3402, nicknamed Lt. Dan, with prosthesis, May 19. Biologists with NREA discovered two imperiled desert tortoises in late March after they had been attacked by what was presumed to be coyotes. They were found and rescued within a week of each other; one having lost one limb and the other having lost both front limbs. (Photo by James Kever) - Dr. Tom Boyer, veterinarian and reptile specialists, Pet Hospital of Penasquitos, located in San Diego, Calif., fits MC3402, nicknamed Lt. Dan, with prosthesis, May 19. Biologists with NREA discovered two imperiled desert tortoises in late March after they had been attacked by what was presumed to be coyotes. They were found and rescued within a week of each other; one having lost one limb and the other having lost both front limbs. (Photo by James Kever)
Sgt. Aaron Medlin, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Regiment, enjoys a carnival ride with his daughters during the Earth Day Extravaganza at Lincoln Military Housing Athletic Field at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 21, 2017. LMH and Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs hosed the event to encourage Combat Center residents to be more aware of the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores) - Sgt. Aaron Medlin, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Regiment, enjoys a carnival ride with his daughters during the Earth Day Extravaganza at Lincoln Military Housing Athletic Field at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 21, 2017. LMH and Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs hosed the event to encourage Combat Center residents to be more aware of the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)
A biologist with Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs places desert tortoises into a carrying case on a helicopter during the Desert Tortoise translocation, April 10, 2017, which was facilitated by the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The translocation, in accordance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-signed Biological Opinion, serves as a negotiated mitigation to support a congressionally mandated land expansion which, will afford the Combat Center the ability to conduct Large Scale Exercise training of a Marine Expeditionary Brigade-level force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo) - A biologist with Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs places desert tortoises into a carrying case on a helicopter during the Desert Tortoise translocation, April 10, 2017, which was facilitated by the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The translocation, in accordance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-signed Biological Opinion, serves as a negotiated mitigation to support a congressionally mandated land expansion which, will afford the Combat Center the ability to conduct Large Scale Exercise training of a Marine Expeditionary Brigade-level force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo)
Lt. Col. Timothy Pochop, director, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, points out the different parts of the Archeology and Paleontology Curation Center to Congressman Raul Ruiz during his visit to the Combat Center, March 18, 2016. The congressman serves on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and the House Committee on Natural Resources. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Lt. Col. Timothy Pochop, director, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, points out the different parts of the Archeology and Paleontology Curation Center to Congressman Raul Ruiz during his visit to the Combat Center, March 18, 2016. The congressman serves on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and the House Committee on Natural Resources. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)
Brian Henen, ecologist, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, has been involved in conservation his entire life and studied various tortoise species for more than 20 years. Throughout his career, he has learned about the various species of tortoises and contributed to scientific tortoise literature when he survived a Desert Tortoise attack. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - Brian Henen, ecologist, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, has been involved in conservation his entire life and studied various tortoise species for more than 20 years. Throughout his career, he has learned about the various species of tortoises and contributed to scientific tortoise literature when he survived a Desert Tortoise attack. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)
Richard Frausto, conservation law enforcement officer, Natural and Cultural Resources, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, patrols the Combat Center’s ranges enforcing laws protecting the unique and irreplaceable natural and cultural resources. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - Richard Frausto, conservation law enforcement officer, Natural and Cultural Resources, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, patrols the Combat Center’s ranges enforcing laws protecting the unique and irreplaceable natural and cultural resources. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)