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.
Have you seen a puma or bobcat in your neighborhood?
Sightings List
Dec 16, 2023: Puma Sighting
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puma in driveway, Pinole
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.99700 N, 122.28000 W
Dec 15, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat sighted
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.89267 N, 122.54321 W
Dec 14, 2023: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Deer leg/carcass seen at 7 am today. Photo attached.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.21800 N, 121.97000 W
Dec 14, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 12/14/23 4:54am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Dec 12, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Puma off Portola Rd in Woodside
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39200 N, 122.24000 W
Dec 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 12/11/23 3:06am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Dec 8, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Small bobcat briefly graced our backyard.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.97816 N, 122.53826 W
Dec 8, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion following deer.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58800 N, 122.47000 W
Dec 8, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Lion chased deer and gave up at driveway
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58800 N, 122.47000 W
Dec 7, 2023: Puma Sighting
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It was in my garage. I was 2m away from it
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46417 N, 122.27271 W
Dec 4, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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saw during yard work
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.87200 N, 122.18000 W
Dec 4, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 12/4/23 1:07am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Dec 3, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 12/3/23 11:06pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Dec 2, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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We have a couple acres and this guy wanders through occasionally. We got good pictures this time.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.37471 N, 122.89367 W
Dec 1, 2023: Puma Sighting
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We were just starting the climb up the hog back fire road trail, just west of the Throckmorton in Fire Station.
On my left, I saw a puma traveling south through the brush, exactly parallel to me 25 feet or so to my left, as I was climbing up the hill.
I had a full view of its body for about 3.5 seconds as it walked at a brisk pace in full view. After looking at archive footage, I can confirm it must be an adolescent puma.
It made eye contact with me for about a second and a half, as it moved briskly off away from my direction over the hill behind the brush, and out of view, to my left (Through the brush, towards the ocean).
It had a tail that was perhaps 1/2 the length of its own body so it was definitely not a bobcat, and it was definitely a feline face with the black ‘mustache’ color framing its mouth from below, the middle of it nose down below the lips.
The photos I have attached are not my own. The cat that I saw was a combination of both photos:The photo showing the puma furthest from the photographer is the approximate size *of what I saw, but much closer.
the close-up photo is extremely similar to the cat. I saw a smaller version of this. It was bright light out by the way, and around noon when I saw it.
The hide and face are very close to the cat in the close up photo.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.89755 N, 122.56051 W
Dec 1, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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her regular path...
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.35200 N, 122.14000 W
Nov 30, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
Killed
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Dead bobcat on edgewood road
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46930 N, 122.29142 W
Nov 30, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind shop. 11/30/23 8:02am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Nov 29, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
Killed
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Small, orangish cat with spots on coat and on ears at side of hwy 280.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49204 N, 122.30070 W
Nov 29, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat Topanga Canyon
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 34.10400 N, 118.63000 W
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