Poaching in the Mishmi Hills

The well-wooded Mishmi Hills, the takin habitat in Arunachal Pradesh which has already lost its large mammals to poaching, is facing uncontrolled hunting.

The misty, snow-bound takin habitat in the Mishmi Hills.

A female cow with her calf on the banks of the Siang river.

A mother with her young. The golden coloured calf looks like that of a gaur (Indian bison).

The Lohit river in Mishmi Land.

Erianthus logisetosus.

Rupus calycinus in the open patches in the forest.

Thurbergia coccinea, an ornamental species, seen in the Lohit landscape.

Luculia gratissima in bloom.

Polygonum sphaerocephalum with black seeds.

Hydrangia heteromalla, commonly found on the way to the Mayodia pass.

Terminalia myriocarpa with its attractive pinkish-red flowers.

Polygonum capitum, another captivating species growing in open areas.

Oxyspora paniculata with its deeply veined leaves.

A takin trying to protect its kid from a dhole.

A Bhutan takin family. In the higher altitudes, the takin is an important prey of the tiger.

A mithun bull in the Mishmi Hills.

The serow is another species that is heavily hunted in Mishmi Hills.

Ornage orchards are promoted to wean people away from shifting cultivation.

In a fish market at Roing.

A Mishmi girl selling oranges in Roing.

Mishmi dancers. Dibang Valley district is home to the Mishmis.

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A bull takin with a female and a kid.