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Lion Country Safari, a revered wildlife sanctuary and tourist attraction in Palm Beach County for nearly six decades, has been sold to a foundation controlled by Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison.

The reported price: $30 million. The sale was announced on the sanctuary’s website.

“After 58 years of leadership and dedication to wildlife, conservation and education, Lion Country Safari is saying farewell to the last members of its founding family, as ownership transitions to the Larry Ellison family who has a longstanding commitment to wildlife conservation,” management said in a statement posted on the attraction’s website.

“Our proud history and exemplary record in animal care, welfare and preservation will continue to be a cor

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