Winston Vickers, DVM, MPVM is a wildlife veterinarian with 30 years experience in veterinary medicine. His practice experience has included a wide range of species, including domestic animals, zoo animals, and wildlife.

For the last 5 years his focus has been research on mountain lions and the endangered Channel Island fox in southern California. He has been involved with more than 30 mountain lion captures over that period.

He has additional experience with restraint, immobilization, and veterinary care of multiple other wildlife species including other carnivores and birds.

He is an associate veterinarian with the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center, and is the staff veterinarian for the Institute for Wildlife Studies, a non-profit wildlife research organization based in Arcata, California.