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 13, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Standing in my driveway just looking at me. The second sighting since mid 2015
Sep 13, 2016: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Captured on a HPD trail camera
Sep 12, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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Mountain Lion seen walking about 50 yards from trail near Prospector's Gap Trail near the Meridian Ridge.
Sep 12, 2016: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Probable
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Large puma. Was able to confirm sighting with my husband. Saw by side of road. Stopped car and shown headlights on the animal, which was crouching and then ran away.
Sep 10, 2016: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Livestock sheep found this AM leg devoured to hip. Livestock goat found. ~100lbs appeared to be carried into brush and horns caught on brush and abandoned. Have photos of carcasses, too large to upload. 831-428-2244 Cheryl
Sep 10, 2016: Puma Sighting
Killed
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Young cougar deceased, south bound 680, Sunol Grade
Sep 10, 2016: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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I was driving westbound on Edgewood Road at about 6:30 a.m. A very large cat ran across Edgewood in front of me, from the south side to the north. I was struck by its size and by its long, curving tail (almost curled up at the tip).
Sep 6, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Mountain Lion sighting in lower Kilkare near Foothill, Sunol
Yesterday morning (9/6/16) my carpenter''s helper spotted a lion on the hill at the back of my property on my side of the fence. The animal was not full grown but of good size"¦.
Sep 5, 2016: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Captured on home surveillance video
Sep 4, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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I work in the Marin Headlands within the Golden Gate National Recreation area. On Sunday night around 8:45 - 9:00pm I sighted a mountain lion crossing Bunker Road. At first, I thought it was a deer but then I noticed the size and a large tail. I did not get a photo.
Sep 1, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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The animal crossed just below my yard gate moving quickly and quietly east to west along Norman Drive at something like 10 mph. At first I thought my dog had gotten out. I realized after the fact what it must have been. This sighting coincides with other facts. There is a house at the end of my street (Baldwin, not Norman). The house was bought by investors and has been left sitting vacant a long time now. We walk our two bulldogges there. During the last two days, each of the bulldogges separately got to the site, turned, and ran for home at top speed. Another neighbor reported hearing a sound inside or in back of the house. I think the puma may have taken up residence there.
Aug 26, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Saw this large cat (seemed like an adolescent perhaps) crossing the road and climbing up the steep cliffs to the East of the road. Seemed unphased by my car/headlights, etc.
Aug 26, 2016: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Captured on a HPD trail camera. 1 of 2 photos from this date.
Aug 25, 2016: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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captured on a HPD trail camera. Time stamp is off by an hour
Aug 24, 2016: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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My cat was attacked and killed in my front yard about 4 feet from my front door. He has also been seen several times in the last week or so, looks like a large male maybe?
Aug 21, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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riding my motorcycle home she was just trotting down the road I stopped and let her find her way off the road then i went home they are so beautiful.
Aug 19, 2016: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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A full grown mountain lion crossed Old La Honda Road quickly, as I was driving home. (It turned to look, but did not break stride, as it came up from the ravine/creek below, and continued up the side of the hill on th other side of the hill.) Age is uncertain, but likely an older lion based on habitus.
Aug 17, 2016: Puma Sighting
Killed
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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I think I saw a dead mountain lion on Portola road on my way to Windy Hill Park. The carcass was gone by the time I drove back from Windy Hill Park two hours later, so it must have been removed. Not sure if you can confirm with whoever is responsible for taking care of roadkill.
Aug 16, 2016: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Saw 3 young mountain lions on our property. They were in the dirt and then in the greens waste can. They took some food out and ran under our porch.
Aug 15, 2016: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Deer carcass found behind my house around this date. Fish and Game has been out to investigate. There have been numerous sightings in this approximate area over the past few weeks.