US EditionBeloved Monster-Sized Alberta Dinosaur Set for Tests Ahead of Possible Extinction
DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA, JUN 28 – Tyra, attracting 150,000 visitors annually, faces a technical assessment this fall to evaluate preservation costs before its 2029 lease expires amid public efforts to save it.
- This fall, Tyra the Tyrannosaurus in Drumheller, Alberta, will undergo an engineering assessment to evaluate what repairs or preservation efforts are needed to maintain the 25-metre landmark.
- This assessment follows the announcement that Tyra will be dismantled when its lease expires in 2029, which sparked a public backlash, including a 25,000-signature petition.
- Mayor Heather Colberg said a technical check and engineering study, likely this fall, will clarify the work and costs needed to keep Tyra in place atop the town’s skyline.
- Tyra, a towering replica measuring four times the height of an actual T. rex, draws around 150,000 visitors annually, helping to sustain Drumheller—a town of 8,400 residents—as a popular destination known for its dinosaur-related attractions.
- Colberg expressed optimism Tyra will not be lost and hopes to make a decision on its longevity before she leaves office this fall amid ongoing discussions with the town and chamber.
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A dinosaur is being uncovered at UND. The public can be part of the process
GRAND FORKS – Several UND students were living out a childhood fantasy on a recent June Friday. Inside the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library is a dinosaur, specifically an Edmontosaurus. Brian Skillman, Emmalia Frei and Joseph Newman were huddled together at a table in a laboratory, cleaning and building the backside of a real dinosaur fossil. It’s something the trio would only dream of while watching the 1993 science fiction classic “Jura…
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