least concern

American  

[leest kuhn-surn] / ˈlist kənˈsɜrn /

adjective

Biology, Ecology.

1. (of a plant or animal species) assessed to be thriving, with a distribution or population status that is neither threatened nor near threatened, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: LC

   Among the least concern birds on our favorite watches are the sandhill cranes and the pied-billed grebes.

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Etymology

Origin of least concern

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

"In the 21st Century people shouldn't be worried about food. That should be the least concern," she added.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists aardvarks in the category of "least concern," in part due to the broad range of ecosystems they inhabit.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

Then Janowitz contacted environmental groups and mapped the areas where they would have the least concern for the construction of new solar farms.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023

The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies them as a species of least concern, meaning that they are not threatened or in need of conservation efforts.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

His greatest reservation was a worry about the loud noise which the fall must create and which presumably would arouse, if not fright, then at least concern on the other side of all the doors.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka