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.
Have you seen a puma or bobcat in your neighborhood?
Sightings List
Sep 17, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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This sighting was in Sep 2017. I have had more recent sighting in past month, however, the video attached which includes recording of vocalization is best sighting (from my security camera on back porch of my home).
Sep 15, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Mountain lion sighting
Sep 10, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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A large mt. lion was right off my back deck. It was carring our neighbor's dead cat in its jaws away up a trail.
Sep 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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Encountered mountain lion on East side of Cahill Ridge Road near a group of 3 deer. Saw its tail, body and face. It retreated into the wooded forest. I was about 30' from the cat when I startled it.
Sep 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Running in front of car when leaving in the morning. Slipped under gate of my neighbor (we think they are living on his property). To date we have seen the mother, father and 2 cubs. The cubs are about a year old. Several neighbors are setting up critter cams to see if we can catch them. We did not see any collars or tags.
Sep 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Driveway alarm then our dog barked and lion was right outside our window on the deck in full moonlight. Much larger than 35lb dog walked towards El Sereno Open Space.
Sep 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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First capture with our backyard camera
Sep 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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I saw a small sub-adult several times while on patrol. It looked to be approximately 75-80 lbs. Very cool to see in person
Sep 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Spotted walking slowly east to west on a trail about 25 feet down slope from our hilltop home on Catalina Heights Way, Vista.
Sep 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Backyard camera capture. We think it's two lions.
Sep 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Large buff brown feline shape climbing the backside of a tree. Larger than a Raccoon or O'possum. Picked up the shape as my car headlights approached Palmetto Ave.at the end of Victoria.
Sep 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Captured on home surveillance video
Aug 31, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Heard and then spotted what we believe was one or two mountain lions. Deep, guttural sounds and a higher pitched sound. Believed it was a mother and cub but could have been just one animal. I only saw one animal, It was in a redwood tree on a branch about 20-25 feet above the ground. It/they were scared by the neighbor's three barking dogs and trying to find an escape. Reported to authorities
Aug 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Very large dark color cat with long tail walking through back yard. Caught on motion video camera
Aug 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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I saw a mountain lion cross Hwy 34 around 3:45pm. The animal did a quick walk across the road, stopped on the shoulder and then jumped into the ditch once I passed it. I was able to get a good look because I had to slow down. If I didn't slow down, I could have hit it.
Aug 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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Saw a very large cat from my back deck across our back field, not sure if it was a mountain lion, but it sure looked like it.
Aug 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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I was driving North on Highway 5 (passenger) and was looking at the scenery to my right (East). The mountain lion was running up the hill diagonally, heading northbound. It was just after 4:15pm. It's color was the same as the hillside and had it been still I wouldn't have seen it. The lion was quite large! I could easily compare it to the length of the cows I'd seen grazing just South of it's location. Beautiful animal!
Aug 27, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Stalking turkeys under oak tree. Wife saw it yesterday morning about same time, area (see attached photo extracted from phone video)
Aug 23, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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On the evening of 8/23/17, we caught the attached photos on our trail camera. The camera has been in place for almost two years with a variety of coyote, bobcats, fox, deer, etc. This was the first photos that we have captured of a mountain lion. It was successful with a raccoon (IMG 0077) and we have not seen it since. It does not appear to have a tracking collar. Our property (998 Gold Ridge Rd. Sebastopol - Camera location, Latitude 38.383361 "“ Longitude -122.860873) backs up to an upper feeder section of the Atascadero Creek and we get a good variety of wildlife but this was a first. It could be that it was just passing through and the photos last showed it moving to the west through the vineyard.
Aug 22, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Adult Female and 2 adolescent cubs. Female did not appear to be collared. Cubs looked about a year old and healthy.