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The Welsh government has announced a £2.25m rescue package for the National Library of Wales after Philip Pullman joined a campaign warning that it was under threat.
A government-commissioned review last September had found that the libraryâs income reduced by 40% between 2007 and 2019, with staff numbers down 23%, to 224. The review recommended that âurgent attentionâ be given to the libraryâs financial needs.
Learning last month that 30 jobs were at risk at the Aberystwyth institution, Pullman warned that âthe National Library of Wales is in danger, and it must be savedâ, adding that âwherever we look in these islands we see vandalism on an epic scaleâ.
4-Year-Old Girl Makes Incredible Fossil Discovery In The UK
A four-year-old girl in the United Kington made an incredible fossil discovery. Lily Wilder found a fossilized foot-print while on a walk on the beach in South Wales.
Her family said at first they were not sure what she had found, so they posted pictures on Facebook and soon, Paleontologists were telling Lily and her family just how incredible the discovery was. I was blown away by it. It s just an amazing footprint, best I ve ever seen from this area, said Cindy Howells a Paleontologist at the National Museum of Wales.
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Feb 02, 2021 08:09 AM EST
A 4-year-old girl on a beach walk came across a remarkably well-preserved dinosaur footprint that stretches back 220 million years.
In December, Lily Wilder was taking a stroll at Bendricks Bay near Barry in south Wales when she stumbled upon the footprint in a loose block sitting near the ocean, according to Amgueddfa Cymru National Museum Wales.
The discovery has thrilled paleontologists across the globe.
According to the girl s mother, Sally Wilder, It was on a low rock, shoulder height for Lily, and she just spotted it and said, Look, Daddy, reported NBC News.
Wilder, an engineer, said, She is really excited but doesn t quite grasp how amazing it is. She added her husband took photos at the beach shared the photos with the family.