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
Oct 7, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Encountered puma while jogging Wheeler Ranch Trail. Saw the animal from 50 ft away just before the end of the trail loop. It was walking slowly in my direction. Photo is poor quality b/c I used the digital zoom on my phone.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.57471 N, 122.46112 W
Oct 7, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Seen on Weiler Ranch Trail at 5:45 PM looking at a deer.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.57595 N, 122.46449 W
Oct 4, 2020: Bobcat Sighting
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It was chasing our chickens and the camera caught it. No chickens hurt. My neighbor has also spotted the bobcat during the day. This is the first I have seen it since encountering it around 5am mid-summer last year.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.05322 N, 122.64839 W
Oct 3, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Tan with some mottling coloring. Black tip on tail. Young adult/ man sized cat
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.74316 N, 121.95937 W
Oct 2, 2020: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat seen on my security cam. I see this same Bobcat very frequently around the same time most nights.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.33612 N, 122.07950 W
Sep 30, 2020: Bobcat Sighting
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Saw a bobcat out in front of our vacation rental on los santos dr
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Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.38099 N, 123.07669 W
Sep 27, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Tall. Older. Light colored.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.87311 N, 123.60561 W
Sep 27, 2020: Puma Sighting
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The mountain lion has been roaming in our property since Thursday. Video was taken on Sunday around 4:00 pm, he was here yesterday drinking water from the bird bath. Have called Fish & Game daily and no response.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58172 N, 122.49998 W
Sep 24, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Puma sighting in camera trap shortly after midnight. No bait, trail path for deer.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49592 N, 122.28005 W
Sep 22, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Was driving down Newlands/Highview when a JUVENILE mountain lion ran across the street into a front yard.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.52187 N, 122.30692 W
Sep 21, 2020: Puma Sighting
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mountain lion sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59493 N, 122.47105 W
Sep 21, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Deer carcass. Exact time unknown.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59864 N, 122.48135 W
Sep 20, 2020: Puma Sighting
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I saw the back of the lion walking away from my house with the long tail. He/She had just come from a confrontation with a deer who was stomping its foot and making large hissing/breathing noises.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51779 N, 122.32654 W
Sep 20, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Mom and cub and they are hungry! There is that a long enough description?
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.13091 N, 122.11320 W
Sep 20, 2020: Puma Sighting
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animal walked down the slope of my property and turned down the road when it heard me outside. Size of a large bobcat with full tale. 100% certain. Lots of prey in the area (deer, turkeys). There may have been a kill at the back of the property a few weeks ago. Have a recording of something screaming in the night (4am) and the following few days the stench of a carcass + 4 large turkey vultures.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.84224 N, 122.20977 W
Sep 20, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Big cat caught on trail cam on Thomas Ranch early in the morning Sept 20. Mountain lion thought to be male.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.75980 N, 122.01040 W
Sep 20, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Caught on security camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49806 N, 122.27804 W
Sep 19, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Pedro Mountain Trail. Young mountain lion with dark spots on back, long tail, dark brown tip on tail, lean, sat on trail and looked at me, upon a runner walked up the hill slowly
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58095 N, 122.49539 W
Sep 19, 2020: Puma Sighting
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Juvenile crossing horse pasture possibly hunting gophers or rabbits in the area. Not a bobcat but we do have a pair of those on the property that are large - almost the same size as this very small lion but first time we have seen a lion. Did not look in good condition (underweight)
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.48331 N, 122.43565 W
Sep 18, 2020: Puma Sighting
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On security cameras near house and also several months ago on trail cams in woods.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.42509 N, 122.23796 W
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