‘Special to the world’: Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur
- Drumheller's 25-meter Tyra, a popular tourist attraction, may be dismantled by the end of 2029.
- The Drumheller chamber made a strategic plan that included the dinosaur and its expected limited lifespan.
- The giant T. Rex, built in 2000, attracts 150,000 visitors and is four times the size of a real one.
- AJ Frey stated, "I don't think the answer is rip it down," starting a petition with over 20,000 signatures.
- The removal plan has caused public backlash; the town wants solutions to save Tyra, an iconic landmark.
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‘Special to the World’: Supporters Hope to Save Beloved Drumheller Dinosaur
A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrrell Museum, the community also has statues of dinosaurs that look like they’ve crawled out of “The Flintstones” cartoon greeting people on the …
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