Puma & Bobcat Sightings Map
While many people are confident they've seen a puma, not all of these sightings are accurate. The map below includes both confirmed and unverified puma sightings in the larger San Francisco Bay region (and beyond) since 2004.
Over time, this will help us evaluate problem areas, movement barriers for wildlife, and potential for human-puma conflict.
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Sightings List
Jan 22, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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A pass through at 2am, then 4am.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50927 N, 122.46882 W
Jan 22, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 1/22/24, 6:11pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Jan 21, 2024: Puma Sighting
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I was running up Priest Rock trail about 1/4 mile from the intersection of Kennedy trail when a mountain lion entered onto the trail from the brush about 100 ft in front of me. It started walking up the trail with its back to me. I was able to get a clear view of the cat and it was definitely a puma with its size and long tail. Not sure if it saw me. I turned around and headed back down the hill.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.19426 N, 121.93845 W
Jan 21, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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My wife and I were out for a walk and caught a glimpse of a Bobcat walking off the right side of the Valley Center Trail down the hill towards the creek. When we got to the point where it exited the trail, we saw it make a left turn around a bush below headed north.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.75660 N, 121.91185 W
Jan 21, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Collared Puma Tunitas Creek. Livestock depredation.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.38949 N, 122.37201 W
Jan 20, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 1/20/24, 8:25pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Jan 18, 2024: Puma Sighting
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collared lion killed
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/famed-orange-county-cougar-fatally-struck-in-santa-ana-mountains/
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 33.68517 N, 117.62084 W
Jan 17, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Sadly, it had just rained, so the camera lenses were wet.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50927 N, 122.46882 W
Jan 17, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Part of a group of trail running enthusists that go up this route to Las Trampas ridge line often, on this AM we started at about 5am with headlamps on. We've seen wild boar, bobcats, deer, on this route - however this encounter was met by unmistakeable, big cat eyes that reflected off of our headlamps. The mountain lion was off the main trail in a flat, grassy area gazing at us coming up the trail. As we continued to move up the trail it smoothly retreated to the treeline down a hill. We're 100% certain it was a big cat, given the profile of its size, eyes, and movement pattern.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.82851 N, 122.03398 W
Jan 16, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Biking down the fire road. The puma was on the side of the trail. I slowed, it saw me and ran into the brush.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.01014 N, 122.08471 W
Jan 15, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Adult bobcat in our backyard.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 34.10654 N, 117.80694 W
Jan 14, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Crossing Barnabe Trail heading north
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.02182 N, 122.71433 W
Jan 12, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 1/12/24, 10:00pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Jan 9, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 1/9/24, 5:46am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Jan 8, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Sighted a bobcat in mission area of fremont
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50727 N, 121.91702 W
Jan 8, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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We first saw it across the yard, sitting, relaxed and grooming itself. We were inside looking through the kitchen window. I thought it saw us, but if it did, it did not appear startled or concerned. It soon started walking down the hill towards us, then past the house and across the yard away from us, in no hurry. We did not follow it any further.
We were so excited, as we knew it was a rare siting, and the animal was beautiful and clear to see.
We don't consider it an invasive species. We consider it a cohabitant of our region and one we need to carefully cohabitate with so neither of us get harmed by the other.
Thanks for your work!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.91433 N, 122.55918 W
Jan 8, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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We first saw it across the yard, sitting, relaxed and grooming itself. We were inside looking through the kitchen window. I thought it saw us, but if it did, it did not appear startled or concerned. It soon started walking down the hill towards us, then past the house and across the yard away from us, in no hurry. We did not follow it any further.
We were so excited, as we knew it was a rare siting, and the animal was beautiful and clear to see.
We don't consider it an invasive species. We consider it a cohabitant of our region and one we need to carefully cohabitate with so neither of us get harmed by the other.
Thanks for your work!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.91433 N, 122.55918 W
Jan 7, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 1/7/24, 6:50pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Jan 6, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Broke into our fully enclosed goat area and killed 4 of our animals. When we went to feed our goats at 6am we found the puma along with the carcasses in the cage.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.37428 N, 122.25774 W
Jan 6, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 1/6/24, 3:34am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
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