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 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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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
Jul 26, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion was walking up the hill across the street from 1040 Date Street in Montara
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.54224 N, 122.50184 W
Jul 25, 2018: Puma Sighting
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A bird/mammal-friendly yard although loose dogs in the neighborhood. Santa Cruz Mountains (above Soquel), 1,100'.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.07544 N, 121.95882 W
Jul 24, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Spotted walking on a deck before going down in the Canyon
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49006 N, 122.27959 W
Jul 22, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Morning trail run back from Mt. Umunhum summit on Woods Trail just off of Barlow Road, came around corner ridge and saw younger mountain lion bounding down the trail. Likely heard me coming and was bounding away from me. It was about the size of medium-large dog.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.17469 N, 121.88474 W
Jul 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Just reporting a mountain lion spotted 20 ft away from me at the grizzly peak wall tonight
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.88202 N, 122.23424 W
Jul 21, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Mountain biking on Almaden Quicksilver on a quiet end of afternoon. Turned on a curve and saw the Mountain Lion. Animal was maybe some 30-50ft away. Surprisingly large animal (I'd estimate 5ft+ body side, looked healthy and strong). He got startled by my presence and crossed the trail from the cliff side to the mountain side, then disappeared in the bushes. Sighting reported to park rangers. Exact time was 18:41.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.18399 N, 121.83829 W
Jul 20, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Car camping on top of hill. Sitting at picnic table at 10pm saw something moving left to right 12ft in front of me on the dirt road. Thought it was a domestic cat so I stood up and turned on my phones light. Recoiled as I realized it was much, MUCH bigger than a cat. It's tail seemed to be as long as its body. The tail appeared to be 2ft long. The tail was thick and dark, and the body was lighter. It stopped and stared at me. It's glowing eyes from the light reflected a lot. Realizing it was probably a juvenile / young lion, I turned around and scanned for an adult. No other eyes seen around me. It stood still for about 10 seconds looking at and around me. It's footsteps were absolutely silent. It the silently kept walking down the dirt road. I saw the property owner the next morning who said that her dogs were up barking all night, so she was tired. I told her what I saw and she said that must have been why her dogs were barking.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.64786 N, 122.75522 W
Jul 16, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Puma walking by our garage near Wunderlich Park
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39633 N, 122.29004 W
Jul 15, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Large 200-120 lb possibly stalking prey off Russelmann Park Road about 0.25 mi from Marsh Creek Roadnon Mt. Diablo.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.91765 N, 121.90733 W
Jul 14, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Saw walking on other side of highway while at stop sign. Darker coat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 40.68587 N, 122.14528 W
Jul 13, 2018: Puma Sighting
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Deer killed approximately 25 yds up the street from our house. Carcass apeared to then be dragged down the street into the brush in front of our house (875 Marin Dr). Happened overnight.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.87458 N, 122.54462 W
Jul 11, 2018: Puma Sighting
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walked through my apple orchard this morning. A sighting reported on Nexdoor earlier this week up the road from me too.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.36300 N, 122.80740 W
Jul 9, 2018: Puma Sighting
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camera trap placed on trail facing down hill toward lake - mtn lion captured walking uphill away from lake
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.57412 N, 122.80081 W
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