Where to see
Tapirus terrestris
Emas National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a South American Tapir during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Emas National Park
In Emas National Park, Brazil, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a South American Tapir sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Impenetrable National Park and more
After Emas National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a South American Tapir are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 60%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 40%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, April and November in Emas National Park (about 80%), August and October in El Impenetrable National Park (about 80%) and August and October in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a South American Tapir on a given day. Each park's South American Tapir page has the full month-by-month chart.
