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
Jun 5, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Puma in San Jose
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.27009 N, 121.80596 W
Jun 5, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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I big very healthy bobcat sauntering down the trail in front of me for almost 100 yards until he got to a spot where he jumped off the trail. I was on my mtb and I gave him plenty of space
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.56866 N, 122.51145 W
Jun 4, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Western side of Kings Mountain
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.44654 N, 122.33366 W
Jun 3, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Seen walking past on wildlife cam on private property, using a trail/fire road the property owners maintain. I also found fresh-looking tracks along a nearby creek the day I checked the cameras (6/5/2024).
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 38.04260 N, 122.66961 W
Jun 3, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Game camera onto a small open area on our property that is not fenced.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.49994 N, 122.28284 W
Jun 2, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Just checking out the chicken coop
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.42088 N, 122.32356 W
May 31, 2024: Puma Sighting
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San Jose sighting
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.34705 N, 121.86778 W
May 30, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Walking up the external staircase I saw what I first thought was a large gargoyle statue on the roof across from me. When it moved I realized it was a cat, but significantly larger than a house cat. I’m about 80% sure it was a mountain lion though it was dark out.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.75500 N, 122.43000 W
May 29, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Another bobcat with at least three kittens. The kittens were about half the size of the mother. They were crossing the street until they spotted me and took cover under a truck in the driveway.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.82165 N, 121.97556 W
May 28, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Live Mountain Lion
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.46194 N, 121.91257 W
May 25, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat walking west on driveway sighted at 3:30pm on Ring camera.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.54362 N, 122.49888 W
May 25, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Open space near porates cover on old UNOCAL lands.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 35.17755 N, 120.72200 W
May 25, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat at Sobrante Ridge Regional Park
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.97202 N, 122.26530 W
May 24, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Bobcat, San Anselmo
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 0.00000 N, 0.00000 E
May 24, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Our trail camera picked up a Coyote and a Bobcat taking a tour of our backyard early in the morning.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.88486 N, 122.17165 W
May 24, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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A morning stroll, interrupted when it spotted a neighbor.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.50927 N, 122.46882 W
May 23, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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Possibly juvenile. Walking by property at approx 6pm
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.62091 N, 121.85690 W
May 20, 2024: Bobcat Sighting
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I was working out in my family room when I saw my smaller cat zoom past me with a fluffy tail outside. I went to the sliding glass door and before I opened it, I saw a bobcat chasing my cat. I ran outside, yelled at the bobcat, then he jumped over my fence. Subsequently, I saw that my smaller cat ran up a tree and jumped onto the roof.
As I looked around the house, I noticed that our larger cat was outside on the fence where the chase originated. As I went back outside, I saw the bobcat again on top of the fence across from my cat and as I yelled gain, he slowly ran up into the hills (we back up against open space). I have three different videos from Wyze Cams. The first one showed the bobcat jump on the fence, walk across the top, then jump down (right before he chased the cat). Another camera showed the chase and me running outside scaring away the bobcat. The last one showed the bobcat after the chase, apparently circle back around and come back up onto the fence where he started. He sat there for a bit, then my larger cat slowly climbed from the other side of the fence onto the same fence and stared down the bobcat. They stared at each other for about 10 seconds until the bobcat backed away about the same time as I came outside and yelled.
My assumption is that if he caught the smaller cat, he would have eaten the cat and killed him, even though the bobcat wasn't that big (slightly larger than our bigger cat). I would guess around 20 pounds, 25 pounds top since our larger cat is just under 15 pounds.
We have not seen this bobcat back in our yard since. It's worth noting that we saw coyotes running behind our wire/mesh fence just a week before. We have had numerous sightings of coyotes, a couple of foxes in our yard and the bobcat was a first. I have not seen a cougar near our yard, but I have seen one on the Lafayette Reservoir Trail years ago.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.86894 N, 122.13532 W
May 19, 2024: Puma Sighting
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I was driving around 1am and spotted the puma in a neighbors front yard, it got scared from my headlights and ran into another backyard.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.65857 N, 122.04938 W
May 19, 2024: Puma Sighting
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Yellow-brown mottled coat; small pointy ears; thick, very long tail held in U-shape over the ground. Size comparable to a really big dog.
Initially thought it might have been a dog, but there was no one around.
Sighted near the Penitencia Creek trail footpath when approaching Mossdale Way from Beaver Creek Way by car. Retreated into vegetation.
Lat / Lon: Latitude and Longitude 37.37809 N, 121.86048 W
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