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
Aug 6, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Daughter described as a 6 foot mountain lion in hunt position.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.99332 N, 122.02030 W
Aug 5, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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Captured on Hillsborough Police trail camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53051 N, 122.34963 W
Aug 4, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Here is the video of the mountain lion that was recorded by my neighbor on August 4th around 10:04pm. As soon as she was about to turn on Eaglehill Rd, she spotted something behind the small oak tree right across our mailbox. She waited and flashed her lights realizing it was a big cat, so she started recording. It then walked across by the mailbox through the trees and shrubs where she couldn't record any more. Last time she saw the mountain lion was last Thursday on August 13th on Vega Rd and Marie Ln.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.89325 N, 121.71136 W
Aug 3, 2015: Puma Sighting
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From 8/3/15 to 8/27/15, four different nights of cougar images captured on trail camera. Looks like possibly 2 different cats. No activity in September but another cougar captured on same camera 10/1/15 at night.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.62741 N, 121.75742 W
Aug 2, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Captured on Hillsborough Police trail camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53609 N, 122.33896 W
Aug 1, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Large puma caught on our game camera going up our driveway. Wearing a collar.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.08650 N, 122.07830 W
Jul 31, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Opened sliding doors to call for our housecat, then saw what looked like a deer at first ( it was the size and color of a small doe, and it was dark out ), walking east to west right in the driveway directly in front of the patio, 15 feet away. Realized it was a Puma, and scared it off, it retreated to the hill to the east and crouched in the bushes. Got a flashlight, alerted rest of family, all 4 of us came out, the guys threw rocks to scare it off further, saw it jump then disappear over the ridge. This happened 1 week after our immediate neighbor told us a fawn was killed in his orchard by a large Puma, based on the size of the claw marks.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.99977 N, 121.81164 W
Jul 29, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Captured on Hillsborough Police trail camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.54026 N, 122.34068 W
Jul 28, 2015: Puma Sighting
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saw the mountain lion clearly driving southbound on Highway 17. Sitting gazing over the empty reservoir. Looked like a big cat, bigger than average
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.19506 N, 121.99486 W
Jul 27, 2015: Puma Sighting
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2825 Franklin Canyon Rd., Loprest Eater Treatment Co. At 8:00 AM a mountain lion was spotted by employees walking through the field adjacent to the office building. It disappeared into a heavily wooded creek behind the property after 3 employees went outside for a closer look.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.01163 N, 122.22815 W
Jul 27, 2015: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Dead baby deer found in orchard. Looked like large Mountain Lion from the claw marks and scat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.99927 N, 121.81414 W
Jul 26, 2015: Puma Sighting
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I was hunting for snakes with my 20 year old son (a favorite pastime of ours), so he has some experience nature watching in the area, spotted a mountain lion dart across the Muddy Hollow dirt road, just off the paved road to Limantour. His perception, from about 30 yards away, was that it was not very large, but bigger than a bobcat, but he distinctly saw the outline of the animal, its long tail that he described as almost being the length of the body, its feline movement, and its cat-like head. He was certain it was not a fox or bobcat. We visited the Pt Reyes Ranger Station after, where a ranger confirmed there are a few in the area, so he's confident that's what he saw.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.04675 N, 122.86819 W
Jul 25, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Captured on Hillsborough PD trail camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53480 N, 122.35066 W
Jul 24, 2015: Puma Sighting
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puma sitting on Catamount Trail; see attached photo
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.15737 N, 121.79134 W
Jul 23, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Killed goat and has returned 2 more nights
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.88564 N, 121.64203 W
Jul 20, 2015: Puma Sighting
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captured on Hillsborough PD trail camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53325 N, 122.35166 W
Jul 19, 2015: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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body found on property at about 8am. attack time unknown. carcass was picked up next day after animal came back in the night to feed. second carcass found on same property on 7/21/2015 at about 8am
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.14749 N, 122.13739 W
Jul 18, 2015: Puma Sighting
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We were driving up Sir Francis Drake just up from road from the Lighthouse and Chimney Rock area when we saw a large, golden-brown cat with a very long tail walking down the grassy slope on the east side of the road. The cat sat down and looked towards us, then continued walking down the slope towards a brush filled gully. There was a cow pasture and calf pens nearby. Got a photo, but not a good one.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.02231 N, 122.98003 W
Jul 14, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Captured on police trail camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53822 N, 122.34088 W
Jul 14, 2015: Puma Sighting
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2 young men weedeating came upon a cat
Many deer. Have seen in past. 450 Cox Rd.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.00159 N, 121.85930 W
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