What agency or group is responsible for studying the status of threatened dolphins and whether they should be listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?
A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) CITES
C) National Marine Fisheries Service
D) Convention on Biological Diversity
E) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for studying the status of threatened dolphins and whether they should be listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The Environmental Protection Agency and Convention on Biological Diversity are not directly involved in this process. CITES primarily deals with regulating international trade of endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for the management and conservation of wildlife species on federal lands, but the NMFS has jurisdiction over marine species.

What Agency or Group Is Responsible for Studying the Status