Data from: Human disturbance and the activity patterns and temporal overlap of tapirs and jaguars in reserves of NW Belize.

These data were collected from a long-term camera-trapping study of jaguar movements and habitat occupancy in Belize. This study was conducted at four locations in the Orange Walk District of NW Belize: Yalbac (YB), La Milpa (LM), Gallon Jug (GJ), and Hill Bank (HB). At each location, cameras were placed in a grid formation approximately 2-3 km apart to maximize detection of individual jaguars, which have larger home ranges than tapirs. Cameras were placed on tree trunks or stakes about 35 cm off the ground and were not baited. Cameras remained active 24 h/d and were set to take 3 photos when triggered by motion with a 15 sec delay between trigger events. Date and timestamp data were collected from the photo detections of tapirs, jaguars, and humans and used to analyze activity patterns of these species.