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Calvert County, 1 from mouth Potomac River (Cooper, et al, 1972). 



Hawksbill Turtle - very sporadic to Massachusetts (Brongersman, 

 1972). No known specimens from Maryland, but undoubtedly occurs 

 in estuaries of Potomac and other rivers (Cooper, et al, 1972). 



Protective Measures Proposed : 



1. Educate public about endangered status of sea turtles and urge 

 their cooperation towards protecting any turtles seen while on beach or 

 while boating, fishing or swimming. 



2. Acquire and protect barrier beaches along Atlantic Coast for 

 those turtles which might possibly nest there. 



References : 



Delaware Fish and Wildlife Div. , Dept. of Natural Resources and 

 Environmental Control, Edward Tathall Bldg. , Dover, Del., 19901. 



Dr. P. Pritchard, Department of Zoology. Univ. of Florida, 

 Gainesville, Florida, 32601. 



Mr. William Rainey. Caribbean Research Institute., College of 

 Virgin Island, St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, 00801. 



Literature : 



Brongersman, L. D. 1972. European Atlantic Turtles, Zoologische 

 Verhandelingen, #121, 2 vols., E. J. Bryll Publ; Lyden, Netherlands, 



Cooper, J. E. (Chairman), et al. 1972. Endangered amphibians and 

 reptiles of Maryland. Report of Maryland Herpetological Society, 

 2643 No. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21218. 



Hardy, J. D. , Jr. 1962. Comments on the Atlantic Ridley Turtle, 

 Lepidochelys olivacca kempi , in the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake 

 Sci. 3(3):217-220. 



Hardy, J. D., Jr. 1969. Records of the Leatherback Turtle, 

 Dermochelys coriacea coriacea, from the Chesapeake Bay. Bull. Md. 

 Herp. Soc. 5(3) :92-96. 



Harris, H. S. 1969. Distributional Survey: Maryland and the 

 District of Columbia. Bull. Md. Herp. Soc. 5(4):97-161. 



Hardy, J. D. 1972. Reptiles of the Chesapeake Bay region. Rept. 

 to U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, in press . 



Klimkiewicz, M. K. 1972. Reptiles of Mason Neck. Atlantic 

 Naturalist, 27(l):20-25. 



