Editing Sharp-tailed sandpiper (section)

== Conservation ==
The species is currently listed as vulnerable globally by the [[IUCN Red List|IUCN]] in 2021, with an estimated number of 60,000 to 120,000 mature individuals and a decreasing population trend.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693414/152588591 |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=IUCN Red List |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328012655/https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693414/152588591 |url-status=live }}</ref> The major threats to the species are habitat loss, with the staging areas used in migration being reduced through reclamation of land for [[aquaculture]] or degraded from human activities. In Australia this occurs through clearing, inundation, draining or infilling of wetlands, and reduces the availability of [[foraging]] and [[roosting]] sites. This affects their ability to build up the energy to complete the return trip back to the breeding grounds in Siberia. Habitat degradation also occurs in the form of the loss of [[Riparian zone|riparian]] vegetation, invasive species, water pollution, and [[Hydrology|hydrological]] regime changes from human-induced regulation. Sharp-tailed sandpipers are also subject to disturbance from humans, namely in encroaching residential and recreational activities, disturbing their breeding and foraging habits. They also experience increased direct mortality from hunting, vehicle collisions, aircraft strikes and predation by pest fauna, foxes and cats.<ref name=":2" />