{"id":7348,"date":"2023-09-07T17:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/punto_di_interesse\/podilimbo\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:20:16","slug":"giant-grebe","status":"publish","type":"punto_di_interesse","link":"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/en\/punto_di_interesse\/giant-grebe\/","title":{"rendered":"Atitl\u00e1n grebe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Podilymbus gigas<\/em> is an extinct species of grebe, a flightless bird that was endemic to the area of Lake Atitl&aacute;n, in Guatemala. In 1958, new species of fish were introduced into the lake to favour the development of fishing. These competed with the grebe for food (typically crustaceans) as well as preying on grebe chicks, with the result that the population swiftly declined. A conservation project was launched immediately, and within a decade, grebe numbers had recovered to pre-crisis levels. 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