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 4, 2018: Puma Sighting
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This was shared by my neighbor. Not sure if she saw it live or not, but she posted stills from her home security camera and, unfortunately, I can't share the link to the photos because it's on Nextdoor. In the stills it is clearly a mountain lion, with that typical lion tail. It was just walking down the sidewalk.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.80267 N, 122.17979 W
Oct 3, 2018: Puma Sighting
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from Cathy Keyes
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.80053 N, 122.17542 W
Oct 1, 2018: Puma Sighting
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above fence line is Water shed area, pic was taken
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.59190 N, 122.46144 W
Sep 28, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Me and wife seen running up side of hill from hwy 16.. Gorgeous big cat!!!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.00378 N, 122.35449 W
Sep 24, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Spotted by Angelica Schablaske, eating a deer carcass on the north side of highway 162, 1/2 mile east of Gold Country Casino.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.47348 N, 121.52983 W
Sep 24, 2018: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Presumed deer kill, abandoned after partial disembowlment. On quiet cul-de-sac, no reports of collision with automobile.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.86839 N, 122.16579 W
Sep 23, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain Lion on my daughters deck with my cat in its mouth! Lion was collared. A wile later my neighbor saw mountain lion and my dead cat at the gate to the upper ranch. She made a video!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31649 N, 122.26457 W
Sep 20, 2018: Puma Sighting
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On the shoulder of the road walking across. Most likely an adolescent cat due to size.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.50809 N, 122.86011 W
Sep 17, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Noted on Nextddoor by Sandy Gomez. On 37th Ave. between Alameda and Lola, San Mateo at 2am. Caught on home camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.52998 N, 122.30578 W
Sep 16, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Our trail cam footage shows a mountain lion walking past our chicken coop. A link to the video is posted below, in the "Web Link" section.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.01598 N, 122.02963 W
Sep 9, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I was driving on castro ranch road towards alhambra valley road and right before Carriage hills starts, the mountain jumped out and ran across the street. I slowed down to watch it run into the trees but didn't catch a picture of it. It was a very large cat, seemed like the size of adult female lions at the zoo, and it was faster than my car.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.96292 N, 122.25716 W
Sep 7, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion on video camera trap. Posted one frame only. Camera was too close and too low and has been relocated.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.26410 N, 122.16791 W
Sep 7, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion on camera trap. Camera reoriented.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.26443 N, 122.16816 W
Sep 7, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Resident reported sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.25993 N, 122.17944 W
Sep 6, 2018: Puma Sighting
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As I jogged up the hill I saw 3 mountain lions (1 leading, 2 following) crossing the street in front of me about 60 yards away. They did not seem to hear or notice me. I waited until they were out of sight and then reversed my course.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.22755 N, 121.91139 W
Sep 3, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Young adult lion caught on Infra red camera emerging from wooded area near Blucher Creek.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.34884 N, 122.80631 W
Aug 31, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Walking on pavement in front of my house on Touriga Drive
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.66148 N, 121.85220 W
Aug 31, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Drinking from a water drip in corner of power plant. Came upon cat while taking readings. Less than ten feet away. Cat was about 3 feet from nose to butt, with another two feet of tail. It looked at me and slowly walked away, going under our fence to the top of an earthen berm where it sat down and started cleaning itself. This is the first sighting of this type of animal in as long as anyone can remember at this facility.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 35.09089 N, 119.44655 W
Aug 29, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Driving up the road, and caught it killing a housecat in the middle of the road. Car was face to face with puma. Very large in puma standards, well fed looking.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31490 N, 122.29510 W
Aug 28, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion seen around 12am. Recent reports of neighbors dogs being attacked by mountain lions
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.87776 N, 121.73644 W
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