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
May 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind the shop, 5/16/23, 5:26am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind shop, 5/16/23, 5:55am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Very active BC this morning. Behind shop, 5/16/23, 6:01am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind shop. 5/16/23, 6:22am part 1
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind shop, running away from me after live sighting. 5/16/23, 6:23am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 16, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind shop, 5/16/23, 7:27am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 14, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 5/14/23, 2:12am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 14, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 5/14/23, 3:04am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 14, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 5/14/23, 5:33am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 14, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 5/14/23, 8:44pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 14, 2023: Puma Sighting
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My neighbor told me that various neighbors whose whoms abutt the Canyon Trail Park in El Cerrito have been seeing a mountain lion with a cub in the park behind their homes. I don't know what time or the exact day, but there were multiple sightings. I believe they called animal control who told them it was not their area. I just remembered this group and am making the report although I can't remember the precise day in May when my neighbor shared this information about the multiple sightings.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.93104 N, 122.31669 W
May 12, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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BC Patrolling behind the shop. 5/12/23, 6:47am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 12, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Just seen behind shop now one minute later on the west driveway.
5/12/23, 6:48am. Moving faster because I ran out to see if I could get a look in person. No luck
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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BC on west driveway, 5/11/23, 3:15am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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4 AM: I open my backdoor to walk outside. I'm immediately surprised by a bobcat (who I imagine was also surprised) sprinting away from me at full speed. The space between the backdoor and my neighbor's fence is roughly 12ft, so we must have been within 10ft of each other. The speed of the animal made it seem as if it was just a blur, but I could clearly see that it was larger than any raccoon, shorter limbed than a deer, and had that distinct short tail (a detail I couldn't possibly ignore).
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.97064 N, 121.79803 W
May 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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BC has been hanging around a lot lately, with more daylight sightings.
This one 5/11/23, 8:13pm behind my shop.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Soon after being seen behind shop, now on the west driveway.
5/11/23, 9:08pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Patrolling the west driveway. Third sighting today.
5/11/23, 9:45pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 11, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Forth sighting today.
West driveway again, 5/11/23, 10:25pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
May 10, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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BC on the west driveway, 5/10/23, 1:11am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
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