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
Dec 23, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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*news article found by Felidae staff
Dec 20, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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I was riding on the cottle trail in Calero when I spotted the puma on the trail. When it saw me it started walking away along the trail for a bit before turning north off the trail into the brush. When it found some better cover at a large bush it paused to stare at me.
Dec 20, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Raised blinds inside house at 6:57am, my eye was immediately drawn to motion beneath tree in yard where a mountain lion stood in crouch position staring at me!! It crept about 5 steps toward me then u-turned and decended down into covered brushland, giving me full-view of it's long tail with dark tip. Have caught bobcat on camera but never this!
Dec 16, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Lion walking under deck. Comes every 2 weeks.
Dec 15, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Young puma (30- to 40 lbs) in hillside backyard (unfenced). Chased down, attacked and killed large squirrel. Walked off with prey hanging in mouth. We were not able to capture a photo.
Dec 14, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Trail-cam. Photo attached.
Dec 11, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Hiking on Bay Area Ridge trail (about 1.5 miles from trailhead on Lucas Valley Road). When my dog started barking at something above the trail. Quickly a 150-200 pound mountain lion (tan in color) ran from above the trail, across the trail, and then down in to the ravine. My dog proceeded to chase it and bark at it (to my horror) but thankfully the cat was long gone. We turned around and returned to our car at that point.
Dec 10, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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We live past the park on Mockingbird Hill Ln. As we drove up early pm today we spotted a large animal under the tree in the middle of the field opposite the entrance to the Cty Park. Parked our car & walked over, thinking maybe a large coyote or bobcat. Very soon we thought it was a lion. It was We stopped and stood still.He spotted us and slowly strolled onto and across the trail heading to the private part of Mockingbird Hill Lane and into the park. Unmistakeably a lion, from his size and gait. We see wildlife all the time and this was no bobcat. Wish we had our camera and zoom with us.
Dec 6, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Small puma with radio collar sighted in the Olympia Circle neighborhood. Puma was sitting behind parked car.
Dec 3, 2018: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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medium sized young male, crossing Little River Airport road from the Airport to The Woods senior living community.
Dec 3, 2018: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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male adolescent mountain lion seen crossing road into forested housing community.
Dec 3, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Female with cub captured on trail camera
Dec 3, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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camera trap
Dec 1, 2018: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Sighted cougar slowly crossing highway 84, headed in to the creekbed. Personally, first sighting since ~2000 -- distinctive tail, clear size difference vs bobcats
Nov 24, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Caught on my front porch camera. Not sure if it is a mountain lion.
Nov 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Noticed sounds in the tree above me at Blue Ball Park next to Soquel High, Soquel, CA in the lower playground area. Location of tree is on left of exit of playground parking lot closest to hill as you drive out and are facing baseball fields. I shined my flashlight on phone in tree and noticed a large formation in tree. I got my dog into car and drive car to face tree with lights and looked into 2 large eyes up in the tree with a face that looked like a large cat. It was definitely not a raccoon or a possum due to shape of eyes and face. It then moved away from light. I am very certain it was a young mountain lion and the way it moved. I am concerned due to older kids riding bikes and walking through that area at night and the location being at a park where young children play.
Nov 19, 2018: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Seen sitting upright, looking West towards the school
Nov 19, 2018: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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My husband and I saw a mountain lion on the side of the road just before La Honda on our way home last night. It was about to cross the road when our car approached and frightened it. It was HUGE. Largest mountain lion I have ever seen. Once our car passed, I looked back and saw it cross the road.
Nov 16, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Neighbor caught lion walking around property on camera
Nov 15, 2018: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Scat, Urine, chewed bones for the last few weeks on our street. Neighbor has photo from 7-31-18/ 9 pm. We are near Cabrillo College, Aptos. Nicene Marks behind us.