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
Nov 25, 2014: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Partially eaten deer; paw and claw marks (--scent marking?--) on ground nearby.
Nov 23, 2014: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Hillsborough Police camera trap
Nov 22, 2014: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Hillsborough Police camera trap
Nov 19, 2014: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Hillsborough Police camera trap.
Nov 15, 2014: Puma Sighting
Killed
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Cyclist spotted dead cougar curled up against fence on east side of Del Valle road, about 100 yards north of the Mendenhall intersection. Cougar is not visible from the road, as there is a berm between the road and the fenceline. Appears to be a young animal.
Nov 12, 2014: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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The cat ran across the trail in front of me
Nov 10, 2014: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Walked next to house along a dirt driveway that backs up to open space. 234 Hernandez age, Los gatos. When I turned the corner, my headlights illuminated the big cat, and it crossed the street slowly and disappeared into the brush.
Nov 7, 2014: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Deer killed - fresh carcass. Captured ML while killing deer
Nov 6, 2014: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Mountain Lion killed a deer in our yard
Oct 24, 2014: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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We were playing on a playset at 9:00 pm. We saw an animals going from the field to the railroad tracks. We thought it was a dog or cat. But it was no dog or cat. Maybe a deer, coyote, bobcat, or fox. But it was none of that. We realize it was a cougar. It was going to be as fast as 40 mph per hour. We were on the playset to seek shelter. Suddenly we didn't see it so I thought it was at my house. Seconds later I saw the cougar go out of the reeds to the railroad track. I said lets get the heck out of there now. All of us ran to our house and that was it
Oct 19, 2014: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
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I've noticed a deer carcass (small, possibly a fawn) on the Upper Lake Road trail in Belmont's Open Space preserve. Probably in a pretty progressed state of decomposition by now. Would have reported sooner, had I known about this website!
Oct 18, 2014: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Seen by park ranger: Two full-grown (or 95% grown) lions lounging against the picnic tables at the edge of the lawn in Palo Alto's Foothills Park. Small group of deer about 50 yds away to NW on lawn near road; alert but not fussed. Pair of lions seen again about 2 hours later near Vista Hill by reliable park visitors.
Oct 17, 2014: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Taafe Road, Los Altos Hills, between Packard orchard and pathway to canyon/creek on right
Oct 17, 2014: Puma Sighting
Killed
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Puma killed on 280 near Edgewood
Oct 8, 2014: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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I just saw the news report. http://abc7news.com/pets/surveillance-video-captures-mountain-lion-on-sj-homeowners-car/341347/
Sep 22, 2014: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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On 9/22/14 at approx 0550pst, while jogging the 680 trail near Loma Alta, I saw/heard a pack of coyotes chasing deer. During the chase, they flushed out what appeared to be a female mountain lion with two cubs approximately 3mo in age. The cubs were roughly the size of bobcats/approx 40lbs. I am very familiar with wildlife and am 100% certain of the sighting. The mountain lions moved quickly up and over the ridgeline from SE to NW toward Smith Ridge Fire Rd.
Sep 21, 2014: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Hillsborough Police camera trap
Sep 17, 2014: Bobcat Sighting
Live Sighting
Probable
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Bobcat walking on grassy hill seen from Alcosta Blvd.
Sep 16, 2014: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Caught 4 pics with our Moultree cam. Stayed around our house from 3:30am to 4:30am. No collar. Seemed to be playing near our chicken coop, then came right up to the house.
Sep 14, 2014: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Killed 4 cats this week, tracks found last week, visualized puma on 10th, carcass found 14th. we have had previous encounters with gps collared cat, and 2 others without.. this one seemed smaller than the others. State park above our property. running creek below. Last 2 years sitings in July, Aug. and Sept. going to the creek for water??