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
Nov 19, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Husband and I were walking our twins in the stroller and saw a large cat (approx. size of a golden retriever dog) on the hill above our house. Long swishing tail with dark tip.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.85661 N, 122.12089 W
Nov 19, 2017: Puma Sighting
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I saw a puma cross in front of my patrol car in the 100 block of Woodrigde Rd.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.54700 N, 122.35006 W
Nov 19, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Single mountain lion ran across the road in front of the car
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 32.93896 N, 117.06589 W
Nov 18, 2017: Puma Sighting
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caught on trail cam, no collar, undetermined sex, fairly frequent visitor.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.13089 N, 122.11303 W
Nov 18, 2017: Puma Sighting
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My neighbor saw a man lion near her car. There was a report in the same area a few days prior.
Lots of feral cats around, wild turkeys, fox, coyotes etc.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.03439 N, 122.25538 W
Nov 16, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Taking my dogs out for the night I saw something jump into a large oak tree in our yard. My dog was very inquisitive and as I walked towards the tree something growled at me, a low, guttural growl from up in the tree. The dog at that point was very difficult to control so I went back inside the house.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.98401 N, 122.59287 W
Nov 15, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Saw puma stalking a skunk and inadvertently scared them both by driving up. Probably saved all 3 of us a bad time. Didn't see a tracking collar on it, but about 35 feet away when we saw it in the dark.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.03211 N, 122.07770 W
Nov 15, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Captured on HPD trail camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.54521 N, 122.34614 W
Nov 14, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Mountain Lion sighting #2
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.91400 N, 121.75145 W
Nov 14, 2017: Bobcat Sighting
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I saw a bobcat while running on one of the trails in Lafayette Community Park. I saw it at ~5:30 pm. It was slightly larger than a house cat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.86243 N, 122.09940 W
Nov 13, 2017: Bobcat Sighting
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We saw it in the park and it ran across Moraga Road into some wild bushes. As it was running away from us you could clearly see the white on the underside of its tail.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.84258 N, 122.12688 W
Nov 10, 2017: Puma Sighting
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It was in the news- they caught and tranquilized it on the corner of Duncan and Diamond St (it was our condo complex so you can use 940 Duncan St, 94131 as the address).
http://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Mountain-lion-spotted-cornered-in-San-Francisco-12348041.php?utm_campaign=facebook-mobile&utm_source=CMS+Sharing+Button&utm_medium=social
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.74552 N, 122.44054 W
Nov 10, 2017: Puma Sighting
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camera trap in our back yard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31616 N, 122.27107 W
Nov 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Sighted from the trail skirting the woods at Natural Bridges, first moving parallel to the trail heading toward Delaware, then stopping to look at me. Distance 30 yards or so. I continued on the trail and didn't see it after. Not a bobcat -- no markings on body.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.95321 N, 122.05547 W
Nov 4, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Running down W.California Way to Eastview in Emerald Hills area of Redwood City. Lion disappeared into open space.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.45746 N, 122.27621 W
Nov 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
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camera trap in our back yard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31613 N, 122.27107 W
Nov 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Puma caught on camera trap in backyard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.51740 N, 122.33737 W
Nov 2, 2017: Puma Sighting
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The head and tail of a puma was sighted, although blurry on a security camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53334 N, 122.35932 W
Nov 2, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Just hanging around on the top of the peak, didn't get a great look at it but I'm pretty sure it was a mountain lion
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.85118 N, 122.52959 W
Nov 1, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Seen on a Petaluma Wetlands Alliance bird survey at Tolay Creek Regional park. Roughly 200 yards away, it was loping away from us and through a fence bordering the park up on the east ridge trail. Characteristc long tail and brown coat. Others in our party caught partial glimpses
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.21513 N, 122.49586 W
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