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The zoo's main concern is noise from... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nashville-zoo-says-a-proposed-ai-data-centre-could-stop-its-endangered-leopards-from-breeding-jgxelzi6s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jGXeLzi6S.png og:image:alt: Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Nashville Zoo is opposing a 69,000 sq ft AI data centre proposed by DC BLOX just 50 yards from its animal enclosures. The zoo's main concern is noise from cooling systems and generators, which could prevent endangered clouded leopards from breeding. A petition has gathered nearly 300,000 signatures, country star Brad Paisley has spoken out, and Nashville's Metro Council is considering a data centre moratorium. The city lacks specific zoning rules for data centres, a gap DC BLOX appears to have exploited. The case is part of a broader pattern of community opposition to data centre projects across the US, set against a backdrop of rising energy costs, massive water consumption projections, and grid strain globally. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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