Large mammal populations in the Periyar and Agasthyamalai reserves of the Western Ghats, India were once contiguous but are now isolated by a mosaic of human-impacted habitat and linear barriers. Restoration of movement is essential to buffer their populations from demographic stochasticity and loss of genetic diversity. Past projects by FERAL have identified a 185 km² linkage zone where movement corridors can potentially be restored. However, the precise locations, optimal habitat compositions, and conflict management strategies for small-scale movement corridors through this human-dominated linkage are unknown. Quantifying large mammal habitat preferences at a fine scale can help in the restoration of corridors and in mitigating human-wildlife conflict in this landscape.