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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Jul 18, 2023: Puma Sighting

Live Sighting

Unverified Early Morning (12am-6am)

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Around 2am 7/18/2023, heard repeated mountain lion calls and eventually got a glimpse of it. My neighbor and I have been hearing these calls several times over the last two weeks. This time I was able to spot it on the steep open meadow below me above the Head Royce school playing field after climbing up my fence and exchanging lion calls with it for about 45 minutes (yes, I am known to do a very convincing imitation of their calls). I saw its shadowy shape walk across the meadow from the right, where the calls had been emanating from. After disappearing to the left behind trees, it started calling again and this time the calls were coming from that direction instead. I had a phone up on my deck above me recording 7 minutes (audio) of my conversation with the lion. I changed my location on Melvin Road several times to triangulate where the lion's location was, all the while exchanging calls with it. Based on its calls I could determine I was at a safe distance. But once the lion finally stopped returning my calls I returned to my property and went into the house. That's because I felt safe outside when I knew where the lion was calling from, but not safe hearing nothing at all!

Latitude and Longitude 37.81098 N, 122.20302 W

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Jul 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting

Live Sighting

Confirmed Morning (6am-12pm)

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Backyard sighting, stayed in yard for 15/20 minutes

Latitude and Longitude 37.24689 N, 121.77950 W

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Jul 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting

Camera Trap or Security Camera

Confirmed Evening (6pm-12am)

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Exploring behind the shop, 7/16/23, 11:59pm

Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W

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Jul 15, 2023: Bobcat Sighting

Camera Trap or Security Camera

Confirmed Early Morning (12am-6am)

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West driveway, 7/15/23, 4:27am

Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W

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Jul 15, 2023: Bobcat Sighting

Camera Trap or Security Camera

Confirmed Early Morning (12am-6am)

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Scooting down the driveway with a quick stop to tune up the claws on the tree, 7/15/23, 4:32am

Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W

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Jul 15, 2023: Bobcat Sighting

Camera Trap or Security Camera

Confirmed Early Morning (12am-6am)

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Hopped our fence and into our garden located on Bay Vista Dr, Mill Valley, Ca, 94941.

Latitude and Longitude 37.90137 N, 122.50712 W

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Jul 13, 2023: Puma Sighting

Camera Trap or Security Camera

Confirmed Early Morning (12am-6am)

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Big mountain Lion walking down driveway towards south.

Latitude and Longitude 37.42525 N, 122.31364 W

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Jul 11, 2023: Puma Sighting

Live Sighting

Probable Afternoon (12pm-6pm)

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About .25mi below the top of Parker Ranch trail. I turned a corner where the trail winds through some shade and saw the puma. At first I thought it was a bobcat based on the size, but then saw the long flowing tail. I’m guessing it was an adolescent since it wasn’t very large. It quickly scurried down the trail. Unfortunately, no photo. (Another trail runner saw a similarly sized puma on Wedding Trail near this point a couple weeks ago.)

Latitude and Longitude 37.27943 N, 122.05842 W

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