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
May 4, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Saw what I initially thought was a bobcat on the trail, but its tail was too long for a bobcats. It potentially was a young mountain lion.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.25178 N, 122.04763 W
May 3, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Very Large. I was about 40 yards from him. I have a 70lb German Sheppard and this Lion was about 3 of her.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 40.79484 N, 121.97846 W
May 2, 2019: Puma Sighting
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While hiking at Quail Hollow Ranch in Felton, CA, I saw a young fawn run across the trail. Next, I heard a loud exhaling/snorting sound. I noticed a doe standing alert, loudly exhaling from her nostrils about every 5 seconds, and stamping her hoof. Curious, I looked carefully and noticed a mountain lion turn and slowly creep away into the overgrowth. I barely got my phone out in time to catch it walking away if you watch the video below on HD/full-screen at about 1:26. The doe remained there about 5 minutes, snorting, before bounding off past me. This was very close to the ranch house and parking lot.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.08528 N, 122.06109 W
May 1, 2019: Puma Sighting
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One cub in brush one cub in tree one adult in tree.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.97130 N, 121.90647 W
May 1, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Appears to be a young mountain lion. Caught on camera 5/1/2019 at 2:23 AM on Holly Road in Belmont.
Video here: https://youtu.be/d6d-3rwo5EY
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51876 N, 122.27906 W
Apr 30, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Spotted a giant cat on Ring cameras outside the home
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31011 N, 121.78636 W
Apr 27, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Lion had just killed a deer at the creek. We came down the trail parallel to the creek and spooked the lion, and it took off up the creek, right past us, giving us a perfect view of the golden body and thick, long tail. No doubt that it was a mountain lion. There was a fresh kill that it left, with blood in the creek.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.01333 N, 121.47821 W
Apr 23, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Cat seen on property fence line. Took off to the South.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.40304 N, 122.25323 W
Apr 19, 2019: Puma Sighting
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A mountain lion walked across our deck, down the stairs, past my window and into the street this morning. It was about as long as a german shepherd dog, very compact in stature. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera nearby. Little River, CA, in The Woods Subdivision, 2 miles from HWY 1.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.26859 N, 123.72710 W
Apr 19, 2019: Puma Sighting
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medium collared spotted on remote camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.03629 N, 122.08317 W
Apr 18, 2019: Puma Sighting
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near overlook dr & little brook dr around entrance to overlook trail
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23478 N, 122.01791 W
Apr 15, 2019: Bobcat Sighting
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I came across this bobcat while hiking Hazelnut Loop at San Pedro Valley Park. It didn't seem bothered by me but I turned around so as not to interrupt whatever it was doing.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.57116 N, 122.47307 W
Apr 15, 2019: Puma Sighting
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16lb Schipperke dog, 13 years old, killed by what we believe was a Mountain Lion in our backyard. His neck was broken and the fang marks around his head were wider than a coyote. There was no sound so it happened fast.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.85963 N, 122.49860 W
Apr 14, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Found one of our goats killed and set up a trail camera - lion came back the next night and continued feeding - we had 2 sick goats so we put them in the barn to isolate from the others and left the others out that night and a lion happened to come by that same night
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53788 N, 122.49788 W
Apr 12, 2019: Puma Sighting
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the map wont let me pinpoint. but it was on S Cape trail in Fall Creek in Felton, Right side nearing the connection to the Ridge trail. Had been stalking me for about fifteen minutes until I finally spotted the face starring at me through the woods, ~ 25 feet away.
Must be its territory because it was situated so it had a straight shot at me if it decided to charge. It stayed still so I slowly put my jacket up behind me and walked down the trail, found another hiker just five yards down and she continued down Ridge trail with me.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.60462 N, 121.93633 W
Apr 12, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Family of two adults and one young caught on my trail camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.21645 N, 121.93396 W
Apr 9, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Camera trap poor quality photo, but this is the third sighting I have had from this exact location.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58151 N, 122.38561 W
Apr 9, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Camera Trap in our yard at almost the exact location as 2016.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58156 N, 122.38560 W
Apr 6, 2019: Puma Sighting
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Puma walks by trailcam at 1:30am. Video at link.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.52008 N, 122.34093 W
Apr 1, 2019: Puma Sighting
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mountain lion walked right by our house down right on the road as we watched from our upper deck. t was making a weird chirrping noise as it wandered down the street. seemed as if it were looking for something
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.04295 N, 122.11667 W
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