Data Center vs the Zoo: Nashville officials warn proposed facility next door threatens rare animals

The zoo had initially hoped to secure the adjacent site for a future children's education and conservation center before developers proposed the 70,000-square-foot facility - (Nashville Zoo)

The Nashville Zoo is fighting a proposal to build a 70,000-square-foot data center next to its property, warning the project could endanger thousands of animals.

DC Blox, the company behind the project, intends to construct the facility in the Grassmere Business Park, which sits directly adjacent to the zoo. An online petition against the project has already gathered more than 330,000 verified signatures.