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
Jul 7, 2017: Puma Sighting
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I was running and saw a puma in the distance. It looked like a dog at first but then when I kept running and ran closer it was starring right at me. It looked like a slightly mature puma and ran into the woods once we locked eyes. I walked backwards slowly and started making loud noises to scare it away. After about 3 minutes of loud noises I continued to keep running and watched my surroundings. I didn't see it again but would be cautious later at night. Have a flashlight handy and a whistle.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.84959 N, 122.54495 W
Jul 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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I went out to our mulch hill and motion light went off. The mountain lion proceeded to walk the side of the building and beyond in full light, toward our farm equipment and then out toward our cow field. Our security cameras also caught him.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.38306 N, 121.79050 W
Jul 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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One of our cats where killed last night. We chased the lion away. Next morning a neighbor took pictures of the lion on the road and sent out an FYI to other neighbors.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.38654 N, 121.79690 W
Jul 4, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Saw mountain lion on street, then the animal went down onto the property
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39140 N, 121.82243 W
Jul 4, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Security cam captured mountain lion at 2:13am walking down West Park Ave, Boulder Creek, CA.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.13386 N, 122.13831 W
Jul 2, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion walked through yard, then into the brush. It started crouched for approximately 5-10 minutes & we thought it let back into the forest. About 20 minutes later, my husband watched it lunge & grab our cat about 30 feet from our house. He threw a ladder at it because that's all that was around. He thinks he hit it because it dropped our cat & we found our cat in the forest.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.42152 N, 123.79439 W
Jul 1, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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It seems to be a small mountain lion of around 4-5ft (too large to be a Bobcat)
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39262 N, 121.81271 W
Jun 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Dead a day or two. Rib exposed and cleaned, abdomen ripped open and bloated like a baloon.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.17719 N, 121.95178 W
Jun 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion was attacking a deer running down the hill towards the road. The lion ran away when it saw me though not immediately (had to wave and make noise). The deer seems to be badly wounded, it started moving and limping away in about 15 mins or so after the attack. This happened on the Skyline to the Sea trail road right before the Alder Trail Camp.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.11192 N, 122.26991 W
Jun 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
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My daughter and I were walking on our property at dusk. She was on my back about 100' from our home. When we were about 5' from our playgound we noticed a mountain lion laying down ontop of a small mulch pile. We had a clear view and when it noticed and heard us it ran away quickly. The lion was approximately 4.5' long (with tail) and 2.5' tall on all 4 legs.
This was our second sighting within the same location. The first sighting was approximately 2.5 months ago. I reported the sighting to a UCSC Puma Tracker person who was tracking a lion in the creek about 1 month ago. He mentioned that the lion he was tracking was named "83M" according to their naming convention.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.07555 N, 122.13963 W
Jun 29, 2017: Puma Sighting
Killed
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A good Sam. called the veterinary hospital I work for stating he found a deceased Puma on the side of the road. An apparent Hit By Car in between Bonny Doon-Boulder Creek.
Thank You.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.08498 N, 122.13577 W
Jun 25, 2017: Puma Sighting
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A lady with her teen daughter saw a puma long tail, mod. size in field north of parking lot at McClellen Ranch Preserve Cupertino and going toword back of bee hives. Rangers found scat 1-2 days after.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.31392 N, 122.06349 W
Jun 22, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Large male on the fence, looked relaxed. I had a flashlight on him for perhaps 2 to 3 minutes and we just talk to each other then I got out of there! Deerwood Drive, Ukiah
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.18189 N, 123.17401 W
Jun 20, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Walking in coyote hills towards parking lot when several deer ran past me. Big mountain lion crossed our path. We called 911 but they couldn't dispatch rangers? Mountain lion ran away once several bikers came down the street. This was in June, I didn't pursue the report but hopefully it'll help your research on Coyote Hills! Kind of scary how close it was to the parking lot and it was not scared (by permit machine). I could not take picture since I was about to pee in my pants! 911 recording can be retrieved.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.55510 N, 122.07984 W
Jun 12, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Walking across olmstead road near jacks road trail
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.57449 N, 121.86496 W
Jun 10, 2017: Bobcat Sighting
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Broad daylight. In small meadow near Back Ranch Meadows Campground. The cat was crossing the road.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.00776 N, 122.49503 W
Jun 9, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Trail cam on game trail, not frequented by humans (except our family and dogs)
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12739 N, 122.02257 W
Jun 9, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Trail cam on game trail, not frequented by humans (except our family and dogs). The picture was extracted from a video clip.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12721 N, 122.02242 W
Jun 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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Looking out window and spotted a mountain lion walking across our front (rural) yard. Told my husband "mountain lion" in front yard. Grabbed a camera, but were too late.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 39.08411 N, 120.94042 W
Jun 7, 2017: Puma Sighting
Killed
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Puma struck be a vehicle - 280 @ Millbrae Ave.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.58691 N, 122.40947 W
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