A proposed data center in Nashville is facing opposition from the Nashville Zoo, which is asking to halt the project. According to reporting, the zoo’s concerns center on potential impacts to its animals—tigers and leopards—associated with the development and operation of the facility. The dispute is framed as a showdown between the planned industrial use of land and the zoo’s efforts to protect the animals and the zoo environment. While details differ across outlets, both accounts describe the same core issue: the zoo is moving to stop or challenge the proposed data center rather than allow it to proceed. The Bloomberg account characterizes the situation as a direct confrontation between the data center proposal and the zoo’s big cats, while NBC News similarly highlights the zoo’s attempt to halt the project, describing it as linked to AI-related data center plans. The reporting indicates the controversy is unfolding through legal or regulatory channels as the zoo raises objections to how the project could affect its operations and the welfare of the animals on site.