Mountain Lion

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	60–70%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
3	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
11	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
15	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
16	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
18	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
19	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
25	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
26	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
27	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
30	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
31	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
32	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
33	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
35	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
36	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
38	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
39	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
40	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
43	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
44	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
45	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
51	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
53	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
54	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
55	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
60	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
61	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
64	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
65	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Lion in Corcovado National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Mountain Lion sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mountain Lion in Corcovado National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Lion in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.