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 1, 2016: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Columbian Black Tail Deer and California King Snake picked to the bone in known Lion habitat.
Dec 29, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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3 mountain lions on security camera.
https://youtu.be/RD7u-uYXOzE
Dec 26, 2015: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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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.
Dec 19, 2015: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
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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.
Dec 16, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
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Santa Cruz Sentinel reported
Dec 12, 2015: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Frank encountered an adult mountain lion while hiking on dirt road on private property...the cat followed him for approximately 25 minutes at a distance of <30 feet the entire time, as Frank descended down creek to residence. Frank was loud, and had eye contact the entire time. Frank called wife on phone during encounter--duration of stalking verified. Four days later, adult mountain lion observed 10 a.m. a couple hundred yards from residence.
Dec 11, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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3 Mountain lions in Deer Creek bed, Los Altos Hills, CA. Looked like mom and two smaller, maybe half size following her. Caught on night vision video. We have several cameras in and around the creek. Lots of other animals, too.
Dec 8, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Nice looking cat! Picture from a Stealth Cam trail camera.
Dec 8, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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camera on gravel road in center of picture, no pushpin to drag for location
Dec 4, 2015: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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I arrived home in Los Feliz at 3am, and as I walked to my front door, a full-grown lion (presumably P-22) burst off my porch and ran right past me to Griffith Park Boulevard, and into Griffith Park.
Dec 2, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Captured on my personal trail cam
Dec 2, 2015: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Our HOA Manager just posted that there was another encounter and sighting of the Mt Lion here yesterday morning at 5:30 am...off Nobel and Castillion.
(reported in local NextDoor group)
Dec 1, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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female with 1 young, possibly two young
Nov 30, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Camera trap caught a mountain lion. Second sighting of a mountain lion from this camera trip. First sighting on October 13, 2015.
Nov 17, 2015: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Saw it on the side of the road about to cross the street
Nov 17, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Game Camera - same lion as previous two sightings - has a kill on the lower part of the property.
Nov 15, 2015: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Saw animal ( believed to be puma) dragging deer carcass through fence to brush. Found carcass under brush later. Young deer--head & neck intact, one front leg present but nearly sneered off near ribs. Intestines separated at location nearby.
Nov 11, 2015: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Evening (6pm-12am)
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I work at UCSC as a Community Safety Officer.There was a report of a Mountain Loin killed a deer near Apartment building at Porter. We went to investigate. When we arrived we saw blood on a path leading to a group of trees. We looked with our flashlights and could see the Mountain Lion with the kill. We back out and set up a perimeter to keep people out. The Mountain Lion dragged the kill down into the nearby raven. I believe some students have some photos. Will try to locate.
Nov 11, 2015: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Saw a junior puma trotting along the single-track Rock Spring road around 7:15am. We were running towards each other and both stopped when we saw each other. He then ran into the woods down the hillside. No mother seen, but he was quite young so perhaps she was also nearby.
Nov 4, 2015: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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this cat has left sign on my property for the last year - paw prints, scat, and one deer kill on my property - Appears to be the same cat I reported seeing two weeks ago.