No end in sight for stray menace

Nagpur: Once again city airport may emerge as a wildlife lovers' delight and a nightmare for the pilots.
Just five months after Mihan India Limited (MIL) officials, the operators of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, claimed to have caught two wild animals and cleared the airport from animal menace, airport sources claimed that at least three to four wild animals (deer), over 30 to 35 pigs, stray dogs and almost 15 peacocks have been spotted roaming near the operational area in last few days.
On Friday night, one more deer death was reported at the airport. Stray dogs, peacocks and pigs can be seen in the vicinity of the airport; however, this is the first sighting of deer inside the airport premises just after five months, airport sources said.
Wild animals have been sighted in remote IAF area at Shivangaon and at the Jaitala-end of runway, particularly in the night time.
06/12/11 Sachin Dravekar/Times of India

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Categories: airports Dec 2011, Safety Dec 2011