Aiyadurai, Ambika

Where myth meets muscle: In the mist shrouded high hill of Arunachal Pradesh, an elusive mountain giant fights for survival - Down to Earth - 34(15), Dec 16-31. 2025: p.10-12

It’s the Salman Khan of our mountains,” said a young man from Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh when asked about the elusive Mishmi takin. I first heard about the creature as a student of wildlife sciences, and more often while travelling through the region, and was struck by how often local communities spoke of it with awe.- Reproduced

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