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
Aug 27, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Holy City redwoods near Chemeketa Park.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.15971 N, 121.97830 W
Aug 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Large mountain lion sitting in a tree just off the Spring Ridge Trail.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.36878 N, 122.22499 W
Aug 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Deer carcass on the trail near Leona Lodge in Oakland.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.79265 N, 122.17620 W
Aug 21, 2018: Bobcat Sighting
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Backyard camera capture
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.43120 N, 122.28585 W
Aug 18, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion on Mine Hill near Providencia climbing a switchback as I was descending. It was on the switchback below facing away from me but traveling on the trail leading to me. It did not see me. I retreated up the hill to meet a hiker. No other interaction.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.19356 N, 121.86779 W
Aug 17, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I saw a mountain lion running down the road, there were no other cars or people around. It was definitely a BIG cat!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.90511 N, 122.56265 W
Aug 16, 2018: Puma Sighting
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trail camera behind my house snagged this critter. It is wearing a tracking collar.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.07442 N, 122.05281 W
Aug 14, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mom and two cubs walking on Chester Ave in Saratoga Ca
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.26102 N, 122.00549 W
Aug 11, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Saw an animal for a few seconds walking at edge of oak woodland in open space behind end of Corte Del Rey in San Rafael. Catlike movement, blond color, much larger than a bobcat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.01798 N, 122.55706 W
Aug 11, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Saw larger lion cross the road followed by a smaller lion (about the size of a medium sized dog). Smaller lion ran down middle of the road for a short time then ran along the roadway. Markings on the smaller cat was consistent with a junvenile lion.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 32.85959 N, 116.42177 W
Aug 9, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Seen at Alpine rd. LaHonda, Ca.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.30264 N, 122.34832 W
Aug 8, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Spotted an adult mountain lion 30 feet ahead of me on the trail. It ran off after I turned on my bright setting of my headlamp,
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.07707 N, 122.02928 W
Aug 6, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Cat was jumping out of a dead tree and seen landing on the ground. Seen from Dean trail by a trail runner at about 35 to 50 yards away and up hill from the trail. Cat was large and looked more grey than tan. Quickly disappeared. Cat made no sound.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.43279 N, 122.30077 W
Aug 5, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion walk by our back entrance at 6AM and triggered our back entrance camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.52335 N, 122.31113 W
Aug 4, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I was hiking alone and it had gotten dark. I saw a large tawny animal on the main trail a difficult to see distance away. Thought it was a deer until it looked at me, and had glowing green eyes and moved like a cat. It jumped about five feet up onto the embankment to fast for me to see the tail in the dark, and I could not see where it went. It may have been a very large bobcat but I saw no spots. I made a lot of noise and as I quickly hiked out past that spot, looking back, it watched me from under the trees, without moving as I kept my flashlight set on strobe shining into its green eyes. Other option is coyote but it did not move like one.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.89035 N, 122.01240 W
Aug 4, 2018: Puma Sighting
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cub sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.48900 N, 122.29000 W
Aug 1, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Caught a large Mountain Lion on my outdoor camera right at the bottom of my stairs
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.13276 N, 121.95616 W
Jul 30, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Info: Mountain lion (Puma concolor) emerges from serpentine chaparral at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve in San Mateo County, CA, USA.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46265 N, 122.27681 W
Jul 28, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Heard it screaming as it came running thru neighbors then our front yard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.35189 N, 120.94009 W
Jul 26, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Saw the big cat bound across the road in front of my vehicle, out of a creek and up the hill
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.78041 N, 123.03094 W
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