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
Oct 29, 2019: Puma Sighting
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The size of a deer, with a long tail, deep tan in color. Moving up the hillside, went into stretch of rip rap used for hill stabilization. Jumping amongst the rocks. Beautiful to watch, 30 seconds, before it vanished over the top of the ridge.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.00851 N, 122.53397 W
Oct 27, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Cougar walked through camp and was recorded on game camera. Appears to be male. Was seen about 30 min later on my other camera on the other side of camp.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.22593 N, 123.75957 W
Oct 27, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Cougar walks past camera trap
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.22852 N, 123.76135 W
Oct 25, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Route market 108, large young mountain lion crossed road slowly and went into hushes. We stopped the car and could hear it moving around in the bushes about 6 feet off the toad for several minutes. It was 10pm so therefore dark.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.89444 N, 122.62761 W
Oct 24, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Large Mature Male descending from hillside above as car was headed eastbound on 92. Possibly retreating from
We turned around to go look for the cat to see if he was injured. No sighting after that.Not positive on Male ID of Cat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50783 N, 122.35518 W
Oct 20, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Saw the puma while resting at the Cottle Rest Area. I tried to frighten it off by shouting and raising my arms. It eventually wandered off without approaching.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.16496 N, 121.80108 W
Oct 19, 2019: Bobcat Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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Backyard camera capture
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.43109 N, 122.28608 W
Oct 18, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Large mountain lion in our yard, disturbed our chickens, walked past our dogs, did not seem aggressive or predatory
16310 Mount Whitney Dr Fiddletown CA 95629
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.50259 N, 120.71933 W
Oct 12, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Full grown adult trotted across the road within 30 yards of car. No collar seen. No time to get photo but estimate 165-200 lbs
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12864 N, 122.00075 W
Oct 11, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Cougar walked past game camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.22864 N, 123.76160 W
Oct 10, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Cougar passed in front of game camera in Albion
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.22856 N, 123.76128 W
Oct 10, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Saw it running though the field in a spot light after investigating my dogs barking intensely.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 40.95185 N, 124.02472 W
Oct 9, 2019: Puma Sighting
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In the Big Sandy State Wildlife area.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 35.79095 N, 120.72620 W
Oct 8, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Several people spotted a Puma in Lehighton, PA on 10/08/19 crossing a road into a treeline.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 40.91170 N, 75.59072 W
Oct 6, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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saw a lion walking on trail ~16:50. other people reported seeing lion in same place one hour before.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31951 N, 122.14947 W
Oct 4, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion spotted in north slope of Hawk Hill. It sat briefly in the open, then ambled off. I managed to take a video (authorities can contact me for video).
too blurry to confirm.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.83218 N, 122.50659 W
Oct 4, 2019: Puma Sighting
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See e-mail just sent to your info@ contact addy. Young adult animal with collar. On driveway 20' away from where I was watering. Appeared healthy. 1st time in 40 years we've lived here. I was too thrilled to be afraid :-)
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.29648 N, 122.06506 W
Oct 3, 2019: Puma Sighting
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One large (adult) mountain lion walking through our yard. Caught on camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.36890 N, 122.16591 W
Sep 27, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Walked through my backyard ib Tahoe Dr., Belmont
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51008 N, 122.31424 W
Sep 26, 2019: Puma Sighting
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This is the 3rd time our camera capture it; the other 2 sightings happened about 2 weeks ago (8/28 and 8/31) but the camera was too far and the quality was bad.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50705 N, 122.29346 W
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