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
Jun 7, 2024: Puma Sighting
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At about 11:30pm on Friday night June 7, 2024 I left Forest Knolls and was driving west on Sir Francis Drake Blvd when in Lagunitas where Mountain View Avenue meets the highway, a large adult mountain lion, moving fast from the south side of the highway, leapt across Sir Francis Drake in a couple of bounds, less than 50 feet in front of my car, causing me to break hard, and then bounded into the trees and bushes on the north side of the highway. I had a perfectly clear and unobstructed view of the lion just in front of me in the headlights, moving very fast so its long body was outstretched and its long tail trailing behind, leaving not a shadow of doubt about its identity. I have seen many bobcats while hiking and biking the hills of San Geronimo Valley since growing up here as a child, as well as a mountain lion once before as a teen mountain biking above Woodacre, but in that case at a distance. This mountain lion was very large, probably a male.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.01302 N, 122.69953 W
Jun 6, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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An evening stroll through our yard.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50927 N, 122.46882 W
Jun 6, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Big healthy looking bobcat shared the trail with me for a little bit before it jumped off the trail.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59635 N, 122.45183 W
Jun 5, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Puma in San Jose
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.27009 N, 121.80596 W
Jun 5, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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I big very healthy bobcat sauntering down the trail in front of me for almost 100 yards until he got to a spot where he jumped off the trail. I was on my mtb and I gave him plenty of space
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.56866 N, 122.51145 W
Jun 4, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Western side of Kings Mountain
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.44654 N, 122.33366 W
Jun 3, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Seen walking past on wildlife cam on private property, using a trail/fire road the property owners maintain. I also found fresh-looking tracks along a nearby creek the day I checked the cameras (6/5/2024).
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.04260 N, 122.66961 W
Jun 3, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Game camera onto a small open area on our property that is not fenced.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49994 N, 122.28284 W
Jun 2, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Just checking out the chicken coop
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.42088 N, 122.32356 W
May 31, 2024: Puma Sighting
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San Jose sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.34705 N, 121.86778 W
May 30, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Walking up the external staircase I saw what I first thought was a large gargoyle statue on the roof across from me. When it moved I realized it was a cat, but significantly larger than a house cat. I’m about 80% sure it was a mountain lion though it was dark out.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.75500 N, 122.43000 W
May 29, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Another bobcat with at least three kittens. The kittens were about half the size of the mother. They were crossing the street until they spotted me and took cover under a truck in the driveway.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.82165 N, 121.97556 W
May 28, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Live Mountain Lion
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46194 N, 121.91257 W
May 25, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat walking west on driveway sighted at 3:30pm on Ring camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.54362 N, 122.49888 W
May 25, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Open space near porates cover on old UNOCAL lands.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 35.17755 N, 120.72200 W
May 25, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat at Sobrante Ridge Regional Park
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.97202 N, 122.26530 W
May 24, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat, San Anselmo
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 0.00000 N, 0.00000 E
May 24, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Our trail camera picked up a Coyote and a Bobcat taking a tour of our backyard early in the morning.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.88486 N, 122.17165 W
May 24, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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A morning stroll, interrupted when it spotted a neighbor.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50927 N, 122.46882 W
May 23, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Possibly juvenile. Walking by property at approx 6pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.62091 N, 121.85690 W
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