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

But a species being listed as "least concern" or "near threatened" doesn't mean its populations are stable.

From Reuters

These are then incorporated into a ranking that ranges from “least concern” to “critically endangered” for those species still found in the wild.

From Scientific American

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, an international organization that assesses the level of extinction threats to animals, lists the toad as "least concern," based on a 2019 assessment, but some argue that the threats against toads are still rising.

From Salon

The International Union for Conservation of Nature categorizes it a “species of least concern,” the designation reserved for those considered furthest from danger of extinction.

From Slate

They were once hunted for their skin and are now classified as a “species of least concern,” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From Washington Post