Question

relevant laws: conservation
conservation acts
and laws concerning conservation. one of these laws is
the marine mammal protection
act. enacted in 1972, the marine mammal protection
act is for protecting declining populations of marine mammals.
international trade in endangered species (cites), is an
act that primarily regulates and prohibits international trade of
them and their products. for example, cites prohibits the
elephant ivory
another law is the endangered species act of 1973. the endangered
species act is an example of a law that focuses on protecting single species and thus
was the first law to protect both endangered species and their
living habitat and anti - environment protection for endangered
species. this is why the endangered species act is considered such
a strong tool for protecting biodiversity.
what does the marine mammal protection act exclusively
protect?
marine animals
forest amphibians
land - bound reptiles

Explanation:

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, as per the context (enacted to protect declining populations of marine mammals), focuses on marine mammals (a type of marine animals). Forest amphibians and land - bound reptiles are not marine - related, so the correct option is the one related to marine animals.

Answer:

A. marine animals