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 26, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Wildlife camera captured 30 second video with adult mountain lion
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.64442 N, 122.03274 W
Sep 23, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Puma triggered outdoor lights and walked by windows where I was sitting. A few minutes later it came back and walked off in the direction from which it had come.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.94924 N, 121.84569 W
Sep 22, 2017: Puma Sighting
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This video and vocalization, caught on outside security camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.04597 N, 122.06118 W
Sep 19, 2017: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Likely prey carcass; removed before physical examination
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.25945 N, 122.16676 W
Sep 18, 2017: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Came upon gutted deer carcass...clean kill with stomach contents about 10 feet away. Probably only a few days old...large amount of flies and wasps flying on and inside it.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.63067 N, 121.91707 W
Sep 17, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Two juvenile animals walking on hiking trail within Shell Ridge open space near housing
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.90210 N, 122.00906 W
Sep 17, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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).
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.04607 N, 122.06130 W
Sep 15, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Mountain lion sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.08476 N, 122.06853 W
Sep 10, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.08672 N, 122.07014 W
Sep 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50890 N, 122.37233 W
Sep 8, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.12823 N, 122.11253 W
Sep 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.23447 N, 122.01914 W
Sep 6, 2017: Puma Sighting
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First capture with our backyard camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.43121 N, 122.28579 W
Sep 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
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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
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.56668 N, 122.36089 W
Sep 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 33.21090 N, 117.19399 W
Sep 5, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Backyard camera capture. We think it's two lions.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.43128 N, 122.28586 W
Sep 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.71064 N, 122.46533 W
Sep 3, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Captured on home surveillance video
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.56400 N, 122.35683 W
Aug 31, 2017: Puma Sighting
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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
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.44052 N, 122.14216 W
Aug 30, 2017: Puma Sighting
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Very large dark color cat with long tail walking through back yard. Caught on motion video camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.11562 N, 122.52760 W
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