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
Sep 6, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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again
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32192 N, 122.27221 W
Sep 5, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Mountain Lion sighting on the coyote creek trail. I biking south on the trail and was close to the creek crossing just before the Bailey Ave overpass. This one looked like a juvenile.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.21372 N, 121.72972 W
Sep 5, 2023: Puma Sighting
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6:13 am 9/5/23
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.80309 N, 122.19529 W
Sep 4, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Hiking back down the Huckleberry Reserve trail with a friend, at the same moment we both heard a low long growl from about 25 feet into the heavily wooded area. We both looked at each other and at the exact same moment said “Was that a growl?!” Searching through the map sightings, this is nearly IDENTICAL to the sighting reported 7/19/20 - same area, though we were on the lower trail.. about a half mile from the trail head.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.84236 N, 122.18996 W
Sep 4, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Puma at John Muir National Historic Site
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.97700 N, 122.13000 W
Sep 4, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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our regular visitor
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32192 N, 122.27221 W
Sep 3, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Was out for a bike ride on the coyote creek trail and came around a bend and there was a mature mountain lion/cougar standing in the middle of the paved trail just looking at me about 30-40 feet ahead of me. I hit the brakes and the sound of my tires skidding to a stop scared it and it ran into some nearby bushes. There was a fenced in area nearby full of goats plus a bunch of wild turkeys nearby so it may have been interested in them.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.18695 N, 121.69632 W
Sep 3, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Animal caught on security camera. It walked by side of house and looked into kitchen window. I didn't have a camera with me then. Size was larger than domestic cat. Spots all over. U shaped tail. Camera didn't catch spots or tail very well, so some people think it is a bobcat, but I think it was a young puma.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51263 N, 122.46402 W
Sep 3, 2023: Puma Sighting
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our regular nighttime visitor, skinny tail, still active in spite of apparent pesticide ingestion
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32192 N, 122.27221 W
Sep 2, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lions are visiting us a lot - at least 2 different ones. This is our uncollared one.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.35881 N, 122.52431 W
Sep 1, 2023: Puma Sighting
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A very wet puma on a drizzly morning.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50927 N, 122.46882 W
Aug 31, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Several clear paw prints seen along lower portion of Methuselah Trail in El Corte de Madera Preserve at 6:30pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.40027 N, 122.31933 W
Aug 30, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Looked to be a cub. Not sure if it was bobcat or puma.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.64224 N, 122.00850 W
Aug 29, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Behind the shop, 8/29/23, 8:54pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Aug 27, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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West driveway, 8/27/23, 4:01am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Aug 25, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Baby bobcats and mom
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39200 N, 122.24000 W
Aug 25, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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adult
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32192 N, 122.27221 W
Aug 24, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Patrolling behind the shop. 8/24/23, 10:33pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32300 N, 122.26000 W
Aug 24, 2023: Puma Sighting
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Trail camera captured this mountain lion walking through our property at 2:19am. (Camera info strip has the wrong year)
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.85219 N, 122.08029 W
Aug 23, 2023: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat was calmly walking down our hill outside of our fence and on to our driveway. No time to get a picture!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.91087 N, 122.16810 W
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