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
Dec 1, 2018: Puma Sighting
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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
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31778 N, 122.29452 W
Nov 24, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Caught on my front porch camera. Not sure if it is a mountain lion.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.99633 N, 121.91449 W
Nov 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.99410 N, 121.95805 W
Nov 19, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Seen sitting upright, looking West towards the school
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.05976 N, 122.08505 W
Nov 19, 2018: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32308 N, 122.27385 W
Nov 16, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Neighbor caught lion walking around property on camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 34.28634 N, 119.27785 W
Nov 15, 2018: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.00932 N, 121.88414 W
Nov 15, 2018: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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deer carcass in backyard. Neck looked broken stomach was eaten out.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.30920 N, 122.27347 W
Nov 14, 2018: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Partially eaten small deer carcass. See pictures.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.98570 N, 122.03489 W
Nov 14, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I pulled into our driveway around 6:24pm and saw the mountain lion walking across the driveway. When it saw the car it turned around and ran into the thick bushes we have on the property.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.41000 N, 122.24395 W
Nov 13, 2018: Puma Sighting
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INSIDE the 5' fence line in my backyard it launched over fence BEHIND motion detector lights 25' from where I was relaxing in hot tub for about 15 minutes, while looking at faint light of an hour away from moon rise in eastern sky. The ONLY way down the hill on east side of my house AVOIDING motion detector lighting, I figured out, is THROUGH my backyard. Doing this, the puma was behind the first light higher up the hill and landed BELOW the 2nd and 3rd motion detecting lights. I heard nothing. I saw entire length of stretched out, in FULL FLIGHT mountain lion, at least 6' from front paws to back paws.
Over the years, have seen Mountain Lions here. But, two sightings in last three months.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.82919 N, 122.57354 W
Nov 12, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion cub crossed the path and scurried up into the brush while I was mountain biking. Right off Pedro Mountain Road not too far from the Sun Valley Equestrian ranch at Montara Mountain.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.55516 N, 122.50982 W
Nov 9, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I was Mtn Biking, the Puma was 75 yards ahead of me and ran off toward Sorich Rd.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.28612 N, 122.16004 W
Nov 4, 2018: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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Spotted what looked like a small puma on the Tree Farm Trail in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31356 N, 122.17253 W
Oct 31, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Image credit: Miklos Salgo through Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve Camera Trap program.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.47002 N, 122.28141 W
Oct 31, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Along Bay Laurel Trail - captured on video visible at https://photos.app.goo.gl/vQARw3FmmqkVikdn6
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.36138 N, 122.21018 W
Oct 28, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I was in my vehicle driving into the residential area at the Links at Bodega Harbour. While it is my first sighting of a mountain lion, there is no mistake about what I saw. It was a good sized adult and was in a trot as my headlights swept it's path.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.31679 N, 123.02788 W
Oct 25, 2018: Puma Sighting
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I was running in Laurelwood park on the Poison Oak Alley trail (along the salson trail) and spotted a mountain lion rustling amongst the fallen oak leaves
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51824 N, 122.32738 W
Oct 22, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion spotted from 100 yards away briskly moving from north to south accross the community park at dusk
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 32.98262 N, 117.19989 W
Oct 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
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3 mountain lions crossing driveway, cutting down beside house and down back yard hill.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.03077 N, 121.99338 W
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