214K views · 17K reactions | With the help of local wildlife agencies and a turtle-y awesome Girl Scout troop, we returned 23 endangered pond turtles to the wild last week. | Oregon Zoo | Facebook

It’s World Turtle Day! 🐢 Here’s 90 seconds of northwestern pond turtles vibing in the sun on their logs. You’re welcome. Washington is home to a variety of native turtles—both freshwater and sea turtles. Inland, we have the northwestern pond turtle and painted turtle. Off our coast, you might spot rare sea turtles like the leatherback, green, olive ridley, and loggerhead turtles which occasionally spend time in Washington waters. You’ll notice we didn’t mention common snapping turtles, spiny so