This is a Western Pond Turtle seen at Delta Ponds. It sure has a leathery neck! Unfortunately, their population is being reduced. This is caused by people who tire of pet turtles (red-eared sliders) and release them at the ponds. These turtles grow bigger than pond turtles and their population increases rapidly, resulting in loss of enough food for the pond turtles. Just a few years ago, there were only pond turtles at Delta Ponds. Now the red eared sliders have taken over.