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
Jan 13, 2016: Puma Sighting
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killed our four alpaca & one llama over one month...
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39065 N, 122.37097 W
Jan 13, 2016: Puma Sighting
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killed our four alpaca & one llama over one month...
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.39344 N, 122.37301 W
Jan 13, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Sheriff Department reports a live mountain lion sighting in morning light. Animal at edge of road and fully visible. Near cemetery property gate.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.24777 N, 122.12086 W
Jan 8, 2016: Puma Sighting
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husband driving home, the cat was trying to climb over a concrete and wire fence on the right of the road, he could not, so he turned, looked at the car and cross to the other side of the road, per husband cat was "as big as the road!
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32503 N, 122.27347 W
Jan 6, 2016: Puma Sighting
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2017 not 2016. Mountain lion crossed n Rodeo Gulch Rd. Spotted while I was driving home
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.01048 N, 121.96384 W
Jan 6, 2016: Puma Sighting
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found a buck buried in leaves under a tree above the Montalvo Arts Center 1/6/2017
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.24252 N, 122.03542 W
Jan 5, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Neighbors camera captured live on camera
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.90910 N, 122.52234 W
Jan 3, 2016: Puma Sighting
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camera has been up since summer, took a while to get this photo.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.06795 N, 121.96882 W
Jan 3, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Caught on security camera at the carport. Date approximate, but same night a neighbor reported a similar sighting.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.06458 N, 121.96691 W
Jan 2, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Caught on web camera; file on drop box:
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.17444 N, 121.81692 W
Jan 2, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Heard scratching on tree looked in direction of where my dog was looking and saw a very large cat turning around on a tree and starting to descend. Did not wait around to see if I could make out a long tail.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.90969 N, 122.54877 W
Jan 2, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Walking my dog and heard very audible scratching. When I looked where my dog was looking I saw it turning on a tree and making its way down. I turned around and walked as fast as possible until I reached the neighborhood.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.90955 N, 122.54905 W
Jan 1, 2016: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
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Deer carcass spotted on side of rode. Is probably a few weeks old at least. Very deserted area with no cars.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.36312 N, 122.25264 W
Jan 1, 2016: Puma Sighting
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I was cycling west on Old Spring Trail and came round a corner to see what may have been a Mountain Lion on the middle of the track about 10m ahead it had a long bushy tail and was about 4-5 feet long. It turned to look at me then walked off the trail onto the scrub. The date was 1 January 2017
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.85034 N, 122.52761 W
Jan 1, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Captured on home surveillance 01/01/17
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.53918 N, 122.35429 W
Jan 1, 2016: Puma Sighting
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Columbian Black Tail Deer and California King Snake picked to the bone in known Lion habitat.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.44465 N, 121.85522 W
Dec 29, 2015: Puma Sighting
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3 mountain lions on security camera.
https://youtu.be/RD7u-uYXOzE
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.36035 N, 122.16936 W
Dec 26, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Running on the PG&E Trail. When I came around a bend in the trail, the mountain lion crossed the trail approximately 20 yards in front of me going up hill. I only saw it make a single bound across the trail.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.32776 N, 122.10222 W
Dec 19, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Saw two cubs dart across in front of me on the walking trail in Saratoga Quarry park as I was making my way up the hill. The cubs were spotted/striped golden brown on black.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.25001 N, 122.04838 W
Dec 16, 2015: Puma Sighting
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Santa Cruz Sentinel reported
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 36.96947 N, 122.04615 W
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