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
Nov 11, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Recorded on trail cam near creek at the back of the property.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.46431 N, 122.86987 W
Nov 10, 2021: Puma Sighting
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just walkin by, early evening. Garage light was on and mailman had just dropped off mail a few minutes prior.
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Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.61317 N, 122.47216 W
Nov 10, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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Small bobcat in marsh, ran up the trail once it saw me.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.13613 N, 122.89729 W
Nov 7, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion walking in our driveway. Adjacent to Wunderlich Park
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39635 N, 122.29001 W
Nov 7, 2021: Puma Sighting
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fresh blood stain on the sidewalk, the carcass was dragged away from the road, stomach/liver/intestine left in the middle part of the greenway, the top 1/2 of the body with head and ribs was left at the edge of the greenway.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.75186 N, 121.91065 W
Nov 6, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion walked in front of car while passenger was unloading from the rear.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.62546 N, 122.44243 W
Nov 5, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Very large male on trail cam video.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.04906 N, 122.07194 W
Nov 3, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion (no tracking collar) walking past camera trap (second evening in a row).
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12646 N, 122.01232 W
Nov 3, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Seen from a car at 8:35 PM.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59343 N, 122.48931 W
Nov 2, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Large tagged mountain lion, laying down with 1 of 2 ewes killed, spotted at 8:25am. Ewes were still warm.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.37820 N, 122.53314 W
Nov 2, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion (no tracking collar) walking past camera trap.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12652 N, 122.01238 W
Nov 2, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion (no tracking collar) walking past camera trap.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12645 N, 122.01233 W
Nov 2, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion in backyard early morning. Exact time unknown.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58907 N, 122.47264 W
Oct 29, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Photo is a screen grab from a trail cam video. The location is at the entrance of my driveway in Pescadero.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23582 N, 122.34358 W
Oct 28, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Just north of the junction of two trails: Chumash and Rocky Peak. There's a small hill above the Rocky Peak trail where while looking for my lost ball cap I scanned with my headlamp this hill and saw two eyes highlighted by my light. Moving E I thought it might be a bob cat but as I adjusted my headlamp brighter while moving closer the perched cat than changed position and headed NE into the brush. At this point that huge tail relative to his body difinitively provided positive ID on what I saw: Juvenile ML.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 34.30610 N, 118.64952 W
Oct 27, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Saw cub run up the road. It sat on the hillside for a while while I watched it
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.29712 N, 122.10950 W
Oct 22, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Walked through my campsite. Early morning. I am absolutely sure it was a cougar.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.65045 N, 121.81284 W
Oct 22, 2021: Bobcat Sighting
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This was the second sighting within a few days in our back yard. The previous sighting happened at 5pm. I have video, if you'd like it.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.60938 N, 122.47895 W
Oct 20, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Camera trap, 2nd sighting this year in our yard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.34985 N, 122.12543 W
Oct 20, 2021: Puma Sighting
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Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50500 N, 122.28000 W
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