"Jackals, neelgais, monitor lizards, peacocks, porcupines, snakes, monkeys, foxes, dogs and birds of prey - the diversity of wildlife at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) can give any small town zoo a run for its money."
[2] Animals found in the runways of Indian airports include dogs, antelope, cows,[2] jackals, snakes, cats, and monkeys.
[14] In 2008,[14] an Air India aircraft narrowly escaped accident when it hit a nilgai during landing at Kanpur Airport in Uttar Pradesh.
[2] In March 2010,[15] a runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai was shut for 20 minutes after a stray dog was spotted.
[14] In a similar incident at the same airport in January 2016,[16] one domestic flight was forced to abort take-off while four others were made to hover in the skies for more than 15 minutes after a dog strayed onto the runway.