It is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) as Least Concern, but has been extirpated from many parts of its former range, and some subspecies are classified as Endangered.

The giraffe species as a whole is assessed as Least Concern from a conservation perspective by the IUCN, as it is still numerous.

As of 2008, the IUCN regards the gray whale as being of " Least Concern " from a conservation perspective.

In April 2010, Bron, along with Ian McKellen and Brian Cox, appeared in a series of TV advertisements to support Age UK, the charity recently formed from the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged.

The aid agency Concern Worldwide is piloting a method through a mobile phone operator, Safaricom, which runs a money transfer program that allows cash to be sent from one part of the country to another.

Also in 1964, bowing to pressure from the interracial group Concern, teenagers in Norfolk, Connecticut, reluctantly agreed to discontinue using blackface in their traditional minstrel show that was a fund-raiser for the March of Dimes.

Concern about living under British rule led many French settlers to decamp for Missouri, especially with encouragement from Laclede ; upon the arrival of the British at Fort de Chartres in October 1765, St. Ange himself departed for St. Louis, where he took temporary command until Spanish representatives could take official control.

In 1971, under the direction of David Hobman, the NOPWC changed its public name to Age Concern, and separated itself entirely from government and the National Council for Social Service, now NCVO.

As it is rarer than previously believed, its conservation status was reassessed from Least Concern to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

As it is not clear to what extent the known population fluctuates in this species – as in other Arctic geese – and given the worsening outlook for the species as a whole, the Red-breasted Goose was uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Endangered status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

The declines in the European population has resulted in its Red List status being upgraded from Least Concern to Near Threatened in 2005 and another uplisting being expected.

* " Alive " ( Bee Gees song ), a song by the Bee Gees from the album To Whom It May Concern

The IUCN and BirdLife International classify the Eurasian Teal as a Species of Least Concern, unchanged from their assessment before the split of the more numerous A. carolinensis.

In August 2008, the IUCN changed humpback's status from Vulnerable to Least Concern, although two subpopulations remain endangered.

Concern among academia rests in the notion that the purpose of the first amendment to the US constitution was to encourage a free press as political agitator evidenced by the famous quote from US President Thomas Jefferson, " The only security of all is in a free press.

Hull is separated from Cohasset and Hingham by the Weir River estuary, which is state-recognized as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

Concern for virtue appears in several philosophical traditions ; in the West the roots of the tradition lie in the work of Plato and Aristotle, and even today the tradition ’ s key concepts derive from ancient Greek philosophy.

Concern was expressed at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country, violations of civil liberties and expulsion of staff from the International Civilian Mission.

While its conservation status has been classified as " Least Concern ", populations of Eurasian lynx have been reduced or extirpated from western Europe, where it is now being reintroduced.

Concern for this may stem from what Aboriginal peoples perceive as neo-colonial or eurocentric attitudes which persist in the leadership of contemporary separatist leaders, such as Robert Bourassa, former Premier and self-proclaimed " Conqueror of the North ".

Concern from parents and teachers following this news prompted the formation of the Education Swanage group, who put together a proposal to form a Free School in the town to provide Secondary education.

However, data now suggest that silky shark numbers are declining around the world, which prompted the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) to reassess its conservation status from Least Concern to Near Threatened in 2007.

Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Vulnerable status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

# Benjamin Pogrund, director of Yakar's Center for Social Concern in Jerusalem and member of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations World Conference against Racism, calls the law " unfair " from the Palestinian refugees ' point of view, but sees the unfairness as having happened in other places too.

According to a statement by the Army Corps of Engineers in the spring of 2012, the project will result in the Buffalo River being removed from the list of Areas of Concern in three to five years.

Nonetheless, the concept is an important one and a key driver behind identifying Substances of Very High Concern in REACH and the development of hazardous substance lists such as the SIN List and the ETUC Trade Union Priority List.

As a reaction to this many private organizations have formed whistleblower legal defense funds or support groups to assist whistleblowers ; two such examples are the National Whistleblowers Center in the United States and Public Concern at Work in the UK.

Concern over the toxicity and persistence ( chemical stability ) of PCBs in the environment led the United States Congress to ban their domestic production in 1979, although some use continues in closed systems such as capacitors and transformers.

In addition to providing practical support to individuals, Age Concern campaigned on issues such as age discrimination and pensions, and works to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.

On 30 May 2006, Age Concern launched Heyday-marking the launch by carrying out the UK's biggest survey, asking 10 million people born in the 1940s and 1950s for views on issues such as ageism, pensions and health.

Due to lower than expected membership take-up, Age Concern restructured the Heyday scheme, introducing new recruitment channels such as through corporate schemes, and streamlined the supporting infrastructure to more closely meet the lower level of activity.

Although rated of Least Concern globally, it has declined in parts of southeast Asia such as Thailand, and southeastern Australia.

Concern over obsolescence in official circles was further fueled by the race between the increasing size of naval guns and of armor strong enough to withstand such fire.

Concern about obesity and government publicity initiatives such as those by the Food Standards Agency and the National Health Service have encouraged manufacturers to reduce the levels of salt and fat in ready prepared food.

The St. Clair River is listed as an Area of Concern ( AOC ) because of pollutants such as bacteria, heavy metals, and toxic organics, which had come from municipal and industrial discharges, urban and rural runoff, combined sewer overflows ( CSOs ), and contaminated sediments.

In 2004, the popularity of other groups and individuals in the pro-democratic camp ( such as members of the Article 45 Concern Group and Albert Cheng ), together with the emergence of scandals concerning two of the party's candidates in the LegCo election this year, began to wane.

He also helps local organisations such as Age Concern and Macmillan Cancer Care and is an honorary member of the Macclesfield & District Lions Club.

Concern was raised within the coalition government that fringe groups such as the " Ausi Freedom Scouts ", the Australian League of Rights and the Citizen Initiated Referendum Party, were exploiting voter anger to gain support.

So also are offices for several NGOs operating in the district, such as Save the Children, Concern Universal and the Red Cross.

LeRoy's work was also published in literary journals such as Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope: All-Story, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Memorious, and Oxford American magazine's Seventh Annual Music Issue.

Concern for improving physical attractiveness has led many persons to consider alternatives such as cosmetic surgery.

For example, Park Street Church helped launch a private high school in Hyde Park, Boston Trinity Academy, in 2002 to help address the educational needs of inner-city Boston ( more than 70 % of its students are on scholarship and more than 50 % are minorities ); it hosts many English as a Second Language classes during the week ; it has and supports ministries for the homeless, such as Boston Rescue Mission and Park Street's Starlight Ministry and Thursday Evening Outreach ; it partners with Daybreak Pregnancy Resource Center and A Woman's Concern to assist women facing unplanned pregnancy ; it provides English classes for international students and immigrants ; and through a ministry called Alive in Christ, an affiliate of Exodus International and an advocate of conversion therapy, it seeks to " help those who struggle against their homosexuality and seek Christian guidance.

It had a roster of several bands on its own label, such as the insane picnic ( sic ) and Spasmodic Caress, as well as cassettes and some vinyl it distributed for other D. I. Y cassette labels including Cause for Concern, Subway, Adventures in Reality, Music for Midgets, Third Mind and Colortapes.

Concern about Night Trap and several other games such as Midway's Mortal Kombat, Konami's Lethal Enforcers, id Software's Doom, and Namco's " Splatterhouse 3 " helped to bring about the creation of the ESRB video game rating system.

Nonetheless, its population is considered not immediately threatened ( especially compared to some of its relatives such as the Socorro Parakeet ), and when it was still considered a good species, it was listed as Most Concern by the IUCN.

Initially inspired largely by Cardinal Newman to convert the colonized peoples of the British Empire, after 1922 the church continued to work in healthcare and education what is now the Third World through its bodies such as Concern and Trócaire.