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
Apr 11, 2024: Puma Sighting
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cat in driveway, 6:30am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.33400 N, 122.22000 W
Apr 9, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Near top of trail
Hawk circling above trail ahead
Dog alerted (LG pitbull)
Sat and watched dog and area ahead
Animal larger than dog, a lot of white, slinked from thick brush hillside, across trial, into brush on downhill side.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23790 N, 121.86569 W
Apr 6, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 4/6/24, 12:22am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 43.49700 S, 172.59000 E
Apr 2, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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I was walking around the palace of fine arts with my girlfriend on the east side of the lake around 9pm, April 2nd. While walking along the north east corner of the lake we heard a large growl coming from the little island. We looked and saw a raccoon in the water but it was the one making the noise. There was a bobcat in the bushes making them move, we didn't fully see the animal. But afterwards listened to the sound of a bobcat growling and it matched the sound we heard. We checked a few other animal sounds too since we didn't think there were Bob cats in the city.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.80366 N, 122.44749 W
Apr 1, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 4/1/24, 1:50am
Also seen in the evening behind the shop
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Mar 30, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 3/30/24, 1:57am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Mar 29, 2024: Puma Sighting
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This was in a wooded area behind our house in the hills of El Granada, just outside our property line.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50973 N, 122.46863 W
Mar 29, 2024: Puma Sighting
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West driveway, 3/29/24, 10:51pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Mar 27, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Saw a mountain lion tan colored big cat walking up the street as I was turning down ascot. It was about 6am-6:30 am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.82170 N, 122.19895 W
Mar 27, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 3/27/24, 5:50am
Also seen 20 minutes earlier behind the shop.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Mar 19, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Small healthy young bobcat, came close to residential houses but acted wary of people and left when observed
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.90858 N, 123.68889 W
Mar 18, 2024: Puma Sighting
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I am reporting a mountain lion that was caught on a neighbor's Ring camera and shared w/the Ring network in my neighborhood in Fairview/Hayward. This is the third time this mountain lion has been spotted in ~6 months. The last two times were near Lone Tree Cemetery, and East Avenue Park. It looks to be the same mountain lion because all 3 videos showed one with a noticeable limp in it's leg.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.67941 N, 122.06049 W
Mar 18, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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3/18/24, 1:31am, west driveway
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Mar 18, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Puma Skyline Blvd
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32700 N, 122.21000 W
Mar 16, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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3/16/24, 5:32am, west driveway
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Mar 15, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat that has been frequenting the backyard of my parents house back home (I’m away at college). My dad has been telling me about the sightings but only recently got the Bobcat on video.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.75700 N, 121.98000 W
Mar 14, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Puma Skyline Blvd
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32700 N, 122.21000 W
Mar 12, 2024: Puma Sighting
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A large mountain lion comes up the footpath out of Milagra Canyon and walks along Lockhaven Dr. toward Manor Dr. in Pacifica at 1:33 am on March 12, 2024.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.64406 N, 122.47200 W
Mar 12, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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The trail cameras were set up in our backyard.
The first sighting that we had of the Bobcat was about two weeks after we had set up our first Trail camera in the backyard on November 10, 2023 at 11:52.
On the March 12, 2024 video I had not adjusted the time stamp for daylight savings time so the time should read 21:42.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.88486 N, 122.17165 W
Mar 11, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Our ring camera caught this puma emerging from the woods at 3:17am and returning with its kill at 3:25am on Monday March 11.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.61231 N, 122.47856 W
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