Tiny Wasps Are Saving Rare Island Birds from Extinction: 'A Much-Needed Lifeline'

Brian Anthony Hernandez, a seasoned journalist, recently joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023 after working for various publications. A successful conservation effort involving wasps saved the Wilkins' Bunting birds from extinction on Nightingale Island, South Atlantic, by controlling an invasive insect infestation.