Baird's Tapir in Costa Rica

Where are baird's tapirs in Costa Rica? The strongest odds are at Corcovado National Park, where access and habitat beat a chance roadside glimpse.

Corcovado National Park in Osa Peninsula is the place to begin. One of the most biodiverse places on the planet, with tapirs, scarlet macaws, and all four Costa Rican monkey species. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.

Costa Rica context: Sloths in the cloud forest, toucans in the canopy, and more biodiversity per square kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth.

In Costa Rica, look especially around tropical rainforest, montane forest, and swamp forest. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.