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
Jan 25, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Multiple recent sightings on Joan Ave:
1. 1/12/25 3:17am mother and two juveniles in backyard
2. 1/17/25 2:21pm one juvenile on driveway
3. 1/25/25 12:10pm one juvenile on driveway
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.10000 N, 122.57000 W
Jan 25, 2025: Puma Sighting
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Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.09400 N, 122.02000 W
Jan 24, 2025: Puma Sighting
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I was hiking on the Briones Mt Diablo trail about 1/2 mile down from the Ridge Top trail. I was heading back to Indian Creek trail and to my car parked near the school. It was about 5 pm. Up on the hillside about 10 feet off the trail I spotted a medium size animal with a long tail and brown color of a mt lion. It seemed to be pouncing on something small and the tail was twitching. It definitely was not a bobcat due to the longer tail. I did not see the front of the animal and it didn't turn toward me. I backed away and cut through Twin Ponds, to Rockspring trailhead.
I hike this park several times a month and have seen many coyotes-this did not look like one. It was a pretty well travelled section of trail with a lot of bikes out-seemed odd for it to be so close to the trail with so many people out.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.90635 N, 122.03488 W
Jan 24, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Three recent 2025 sightings
Jan 24th - Location marked on your map. Picture taken while walking my dog on Mill Creek Road.
Jan 25th - Saw this or another bobcat the following day about one half mile further up the road. That one crossed the road quickly, so I wasn't able to get my camera out.
Mar 27th - Picture taken of this bobcat about 3/8 mile up the hill from the Jan 24th sighting.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53929 N, 121.91367 W
Jan 21, 2025: Puma Sighting
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Watched it walk the game trail behind the house maybe 15ft from back door, it did not care about being seen, almost as if it was strutting its stuff, caught it all on the ring camera when it briefly entered the light.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.00859 N, 122.68436 W
Jan 21, 2025: Puma Sighting
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seen near the intersection of Tamarack and Manzanita Fire Road in San Geronimo
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.01200 N, 122.68000 W
Jan 20, 2025: Puma Sighting
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We saw what we think was a big cat heading towards the Felt Lake. We were walking along the Redtail Loop Trail in the Pearson Arastradero preserve. The animal was sandy coloured, large and moved like a big cat. Once it heard us it hid in some sandy scrub to the east of the lake.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.37640 N, 122.18610 W
Jan 20, 2025: Puma Sighting
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First time a big cat has been into our neighborhood where our houses are very close together. They always stay farther off on the edges and I'm the forrest.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 0.00000 N, 0.00000 E
Jan 20, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Seen walking near the Upper San Leandro Reservoir. Ran off into thick brush after sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.81365 N, 122.13183 W
Jan 19, 2025: Puma Sighting
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Came out on the trail stopped and watched me. Two cubs were spotted as well.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.22916 N, 121.92037 W
Jan 18, 2025: Puma Sighting
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adult cat ran across the road 20 feet in front of my car
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32011 N, 122.27246 W
Jan 17, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Walking past my back patio, sat down for few seconds, then walked to space between my neighbor. Sat down again. My neighbor said she/he cleaned self in the dirt and moved on towards golden rain rd. Crows were following and harassing the cat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.87980 N, 122.08412 W
Jan 15, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Baby bobcat only, crossing road. Did not see a mama or any others.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.58222 N, 122.76430 W
Jan 15, 2025: Puma Sighting
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uncollared mountain lion on camera, 9pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.49400 N, 122.96000 W
Jan 15, 2025: Puma Sighting
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At approximately 2:34:07 AM on 1/15/2025 at the Hidden Villa Ropes Course a mountain lion entered the camera frame, triggering the camera 26 times over 3 minutes and 24 seconds. The general behavior was the lion entered the frame smelling the ground consistently before lying on the wood chips for 1-1.5 minutes and exited the frame in the same direction as it entered. Below are 3 notable images from this instance. Sex age and individual not confirmed.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.35215 N, 122.16265 W
Jan 14, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat seen walking in Edgewood Park at around 3:30pm.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46904 N, 122.27931 W
Jan 13, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat strolled thru backyard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23400 N, 121.93000 W
Jan 13, 2025: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat strolled thru backyard
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23400 N, 121.93000 W
Jan 12, 2025: Puma Sighting
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Saw a very large tan cat wandering through a green field on the right going Northbound from the SMART train just before the San Rafael station. This was at about 4:45p. Too tall to be a Bob cat, no elevated head like a deer, rear hips definitely moved like a large cat. Just wandering through a green field
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.02922 N, 122.52900 W
Jan 11, 2025: Puma Sighting
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Deer found with marks consistent with lion feeding; deep hole in the abdomen with stomach removed, hind quarters chewed off, tufts of fur nearby.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.11300 N, 122.54000 W
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