Saandhu 19.1.2022 Introduction Tamil Nadu Government had notified Coimbatore Elephant Reserve in the year 2003. Mukurthi National Park, Nilgiri South Forest Division and Coimbatore Forest Division are its components. Coimbatore Forest Division occupies a major portion of this Reserve. Coimbatore Elephant Reserve acts as the bridge between Brahmagiri-Nilgiri-Eastern Ghat Elephant Landscape (BNEGEL) in the North and Nilambur-Silent Valley-Attapadi Elephant Landscape (NSVAEL) in the South West. BNEGEL is home to about 10,000 elephants and NSVAEL is home to about 1000 elephants. These two populations migrate during monsoon seasons through Coimbatore Elephant Reserve . This migration facilitates gene flow between them. About 200-250 elephants are said to be present in this Reserve at any point of time. These landscapes are home to the largest Asian Elephant populations of the world. Earlier research on elephant migration in Coimbatore Forest Division from 1993-2...