Elephant calves smuggling racket busted

Two elephant calves captured from wild and two kumki elephants were seized and four poachers arrested at Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on 6 February 2015.
http://www.tntmagazine.in/arunachal-pradesh-poachers-arrested-for-smuggling-elephants/

There is a high demand for captive elephants from southern states and mostly elephants were captured from north-eastern states, see this report
http://www.teriuniversity.ac.in/mct/pdf/new/assignment/Chaturbhuja_Study_on_illegal_sale_and_transfer_of_elephants_from_Assam.pdf

Poachers killed two elephants in Arunachal Pradesh

The decomposed body of two elephants killed by poachers was found on 17 January 2015 at East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
http://www.arunachaltimes.in/wordpress/2015/01/18/poachers-kill-wild-elephants-in-mebo-jungle/

Elephant shot dead in Arunachal Pradesh

Carcass of a female elephant shot dead by poachers with some flesh missing was found in East Siang district of Arunachal on 15 November 2013.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Poachers-kill-elephant-in-Arunachal/articleshow/25846419.cms

Suspected elephant poisoning in Assam-Arunachal border

Two wild elephants were found dead near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Lakhimpur district, Assam on 6 October 2012. Forest officials said although the causes of the deaths have not been ascertained so far, preliminary investigations suggest the elephants died due to food poisoning.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Two-elephants-found-dead-near-Assam-Arunachal-Pradesh-border/articleshow/16714894.cms

Poachers kill tigress at Itanagar Zoo

Poachers killed a tigress at Itanagar zoo in Arunachal Pradesh on the night of 24 September 2012. They cut the tigress into pieces, but failed to take her away. Years back such a similar incident reported from Hyderabad zoo, that time tigress was killed and poachers skinned the animal on 6 October 2000.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Poachers-kill-tigress-at-Itanagar-Zoo/articleshow/16551372.cms

Army rescues bear cub from poacher

On 15 July 2012, army soldiers rescued a bear cub from poachers at East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Army-rescues-bear-cub-from-poacher/articleshow/15135016.cms

Poachers from Myanmar pose hurdle to tiger census

Poachers from Myanmar have posed a challenge to the tiger census in Namdapha in Arunachal Pradesh, last week miscreants removed as many as eight cameras from different locations and in two instances since the tiger census had begun, miscreants also fired upon census teams.

Carcasses of barking deer, flying squirrel seized in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Forest officials in Lower Subansiri district have seized carcasses of two barking deers, two flying squirrels, one khaleej pheasant and eight mountain imperial pigeons from four vehicles on 20th December.