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
Aug 16, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion seen in driveway around 11 PM.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59238 N, 122.46157 W
Aug 14, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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Young bobcat (larger than a large house cat). Tan coloring with white spots. Bobbed tail, of course. It walked onto my deck, about 20 feet from me (I and my cat were in the house with door open). My cat smelled him and ran upstairs. I stepped outside and the bobcat ran away.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.08719 N, 122.55431 W
Aug 14, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Caught what looks to be a young animal on our front porch camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49622 N, 122.25171 W
Aug 14, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat climbed fence and was caught reaching over fence for small dog
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.55143 N, 104.92938 W
Aug 14, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Young mountain lion walking into our front yard gate
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49958 N, 122.26176 W
Aug 14, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Large mountain lion walking through our driveway.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59192 N, 122.46182 W
Aug 14, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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Roadkilled bobcat, presumably hit by vehicle. Near one of the Joseph D. Grant County Park Trailhead at Grant Lake. It was a healthy adult bobcat. Saw it dead in the morning.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.34179 N, 121.71735 W
Aug 14, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion walked past two people. Exact time unknown.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.61184 N, 122.48294 W
Aug 13, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Large cat walking through our driveway. Heading towards St. Lawrence
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59192 N, 122.46182 W
Aug 13, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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It was sitting below our deck when I came outside looking at my cat on the deck. Sauntered away shortly after I came out and then ran into forest area
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50780 N, 122.32050 W
Aug 13, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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It was sitting below our deck when I came outside looking at my cat on the deck. Sauntered away shortly after I came out and then ran into forest area
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50780 N, 122.32050 W
Aug 11, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Witness mountain lion attack on deer in our backyard around 1:30am. ML left around 6am this morning. Deer is still there buried under branches.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.03507 N, 122.07448 W
Aug 9, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain Lion caught on camera near Sonoma Creek again. 2nd visit in 3 weeks
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.35830 N, 122.52435 W
Aug 8, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Leaped across the road, right in front of my car, as I was heading up Sharp Park Rd.. I had to have grazed the tail, it was so close. Looked about as long as the width of my car as it went by in a blur.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.63270 N, 122.47712 W
Aug 6, 2021: Puma Sighting
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I am not sure whether it was a bobcat or puma but it wad midsized large, black, roaming very slowly as it might've been hurt down the street on flat land by the Dunkin Donuts near 11th street in santa monica, CA. thought you'd might want to see if there were other reports.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 34.02629 N, 118.48845 W
Aug 6, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Actually two sightings on August 6th and 7th, both times with a trail camera taking video, both times a puma with a racoon in its mouth. There have been over 3 prior sightings close to the same location in last year.
*staff received confirmation via email
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.04155 N, 121.95019 W
Aug 4, 2021: Puma Sighting
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There is a bobcat which visits us at least weekly. Yesterday at 6:47am we captured a video of the cat going down a path toward Sonoma Creek. As soon as it was almost out of site, a fox appeared and watched the bobcat disappear. I have the video of this.
*staff reached out but did not receive video so can't confirm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.35842 N, 122.52434 W
Aug 4, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Average size mountain lion/puma
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.55347 N, 122.49388 W
Aug 4, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Camera caught it walking through backyard near Waterdog Lake.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51000 N, 122.31399 W
Aug 3, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Just walking by our back yard next to open space. See video clips here:
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.63243 N, 122.48028 W
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