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
Apr 17, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
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Pulled into the driveway to drop off a passenger and the mountain lion was staring into the property window. It left when it saw the headlights. It was brown and about the size of a Great Dane
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23966 N, 121.99885 W
Apr 17, 2017: Puma Sighting
Killed
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My husband got on northbound 280 at Edgewood road about 7:55 am. He saw two Caltrans trucks along the shoulder of the freeway, and the large puma on the ground between them. In case Caldrons hadn't notified you, I wanted to pass along the information. He would be happy to pass along any other details. We have seen one puma around our San Carlos neighborhood, and were thrilled it have it here. Heartbroken about the death of one.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.48975 N, 122.29862 W
Apr 15, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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Mountain lion attacked and killed a deer in my yard. Ate most of the torso, left the carcass. I saw the cat from less than 10 feet away as he was killing the deer. It initially left after I saw it, but then returned later to eat the deer.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.52045 N, 122.30259 W
Apr 14, 2017: Puma Sighting
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We saw a mountain lion cub about the size of a large dog chasing a rabbit that came right in front of us with the cub a second later. Very unusual spot to see it as it is around a very densely populated area
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 33.00085 N, 117.11213 W
Apr 13, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Large cat,mountain lion size,black coat
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.01808 N, 122.01873 W
Apr 10, 2017: Puma Sighting
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As we departed from the Grass Valley trail to cut across to the creek that leads you to the Brandon trail there were cows in the meadow. We stopped to listen to the frogs. I heard something and looked towards the trees on my left and afar I saw a tall cat like animal crossing btwn the trees. I waited and then I saw it again. Then I told my husband(who didn't believe me) and then we waited again and I saw it again and showed him. He agreed it didn't look like a dog or a cow and it looked like a mountain lion. We turned and came back the way we came instead of walking closer to it.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.76743 N, 122.12001 W
Apr 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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A male mountain lion (Puma concolor) in serpentine chaparral at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve in San Mateo County, CA, USA. A deer carcass had been noted at photo site.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46255 N, 122.27689 W
Apr 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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A male mountain lion (Puma concolor) in serpentine chaparral at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve in San Mateo County, CA, USA. A deer carcass had been noted at photo site. Image credit: Bill Korbholz and Kathy Korbholz through Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve Camera Trap program. Photographer is licensed by County of San Mateo Parks Department to operate a camera trap within Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, a San Mateo County Park. www.FriendsofEdgewood.org/camera-trap for more information. BY-NC-SA 4.0 2017 Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46238 N, 122.27685 W
Apr 7, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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Seen curled up under my deck 5 feet from where I was walking. It stood up and loped off around the side of my cottage. Three weeks prior, it killed my cat about 50 feet from where I was sitting.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.34913 N, 122.19711 W
Apr 7, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Large Mountain Lion crossed in front of my car and I could see it clearly in my headlights. Naturally, not enough time to get out the camera to take a picture before it went to the other side of the street and into the darkness. Was a very large cat, likely 150+ pounds.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.67285 N, 122.00435 W
Apr 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Big Cat!! We noticed one of our goats missing in the morning. My mom was feeding her horses when she saw a large puma running past her at the closest about 80 feet from where she stood. Confirmed that the goat was killed and mostly eaten this morning of March 7, 2017
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.02277 N, 121.95458 W
Apr 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
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In a park off Page Mill Road, south west of Palo Alto. The cat came out from brush behind the bathroom. I was sitting in the car. Charlie was in the bathroom. At first I thought it was a dog, then a bear, but when it stopped, still staring at me, I figured out it was a giant cat. The cat stopped at the edge of the building right between the pole and the building. Charlie came out of the bathroom (cat didn't move) and walked back and got into the car. I pointed out the cat. Charlie didn't believe me at first. Then, after maybe a minute or two, the cat turned and as the cat walked away, Charlie exclaimed "That's a mountain lion. The tail, the curvature of the tail..." That bathroom was at the edge of the parkinglot, so that cat was pretty far down the hill. But there had been plenty of wild turkeys and dear in the meadow next to that bathroom... I don't want anyone to hurt the cat. He (and I'm pretty sure it was a he because of the size) was beautiful, maybe 200 lbs at least. No white areas on him but black markings on his face, I am fairly sure. I don't have the location marked exactly right on the map, I don't think. But I can ask charlie to be sure. I am pretty sure it is foothill preserve. I only want to give an exact location if I am certain that your purposes will be to help the cat. Thank you.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.37634 N, 122.17889 W
Apr 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
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There is an old yellow truck parked on a property that is right up against the intersection between Scenic and Greenbank. The puma was in the process of crawling under the truck when my headlights illuminated it. Tried to get a picture, but it left before I could.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.08254 N, 122.09165 W
Apr 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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HPD trail camera sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53805 N, 122.35038 W
Apr 2, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Mt. Lion seen on road.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.42202 N, 122.39345 W
Mar 31, 2017: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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While driving west from Polhemus toward Sawyer Camp Trail about halfway between those two points, I spotted a puma on the right side of the road, just where the road meets the vegetation... it was bounding up the hill through the brush. I saw the whole cat. Head to tail. It was very close to 9:20pm.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53075 N, 122.35616 W
Mar 28, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Thought it was a big coyote on the hill and then noticed how long it's tail was and how it's movements were more catlike. I have a video on my phone but it is not letting me attach it because of the format
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.01279 N, 122.09533 W
Mar 25, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Was walking towards porta potty at end of spin yarn beginning of RC parking lot .looked up seen it trotting south on train tracks then down embankment towards container place.it was '4 long 26-30" tall, had small head w pointy ears and '3 1/2 long ,thick tail
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49478 N, 121.93546 W
Mar 23, 2017: Puma Sighting
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This cat has been spotted twice in our back yard by two different neighbors in the past month. The second time it killed a stray cat and carried it up Pine Ave towards Shingle Mill Creek.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.04203 N, 122.07426 W
Mar 22, 2017: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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On Wednesday night, our surveillance camera captured footage of a mountain lion running down the driveway. Additionally, my husband heard the lion outside and heard it take down a deer. He then observed it in our yard for over an hour eating the deer before we scared it away with music. The next morning we cleaned up the kill carcass to discourage its return. Let me know if you'd like the video of the lion or a photo of the kill. Both files are too large to attach.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.42429 N, 122.27554 W
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