Frank Buck Zoological Society
The Zoo of Gainesville, Texas.
Frank Buck Zoo is a small zoo founded in 1930 and located in the 30 acres Leonard Park in Gainesville, Texas, United States. The zoo started as the Gainesville Community Circus in 1930. It is home to more than 130 animals.
The zoo was founded by A. Morton Smith as Gainesville Community Circus, and opened in 1930 at the Cooke County Fair, Fair Park, in Gainesville. A fire at the zoo in 1954 destroyed circus equipment and from 1954 the animals were kept permanently in enclosures. In 1954 the zoo was renamed after the film actor and director (and Gainesville native) Frank Buck, who collected wild animals from all over the world, and who also worked as a ring master at the zoo.
Our mission is to provide support to the Frank Buck Zoo in the form of facility improvements, animal acquisitions, and community awareness.
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