The news broke yesterday, September 7th. The animal park in St Jean Cap Ferrat, recognized throughout France for its beauty, will close its doors. The reason: the new owner, London millionaire Robert Bourne who purchased the park last year for 11.5 million euros from Veolia, has decided to turn it into a luxury thalassotherapy center. It is important to note that he had signed a 9-year commercial lease. We attempted to question Gérard Cocheteux, the park’s manager since 1983, but he remained very evasive in his responses. However, to compensate, the owner, Robert Bourne, claims he wants to create 300 jobs in his new center, estimated at 100 million euros.
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