Alma "Rosie" Sanchez

Bio

Alma "Rosie" Sanchez's work lives at the intersection of Indigenous political ecology and carnivore conservation —asking what it truly means to protect and live alongside animals in political landscapes shaped by colonial histories and contemporary management conflicts. Rosie works in collaboration with the Nez Perce Tribe on Wolf policy, and ecology.

Rosie is proudly Mexican, Guatemalan, and Maya Mam, and brings over a decade of experience in wildlife conservation, from environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation to field-based research and policy advocacy. She was one of the original team members supporting the successful wolf reintroduction campaign in Colorado (Proposition 114), and later worked as the ATBC Field Liaison with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, helping Tribes access federal conservation funding.

Rooted in both community and scientific rigor, Rosie’s research is collaborative and driven by Indigenous knowledge systems. Her goal is not only to protect wildlife but to build a future of conservation grounded in relational accountability, cultural continuity, and Tribal authority.

Research Interests

Indigenous Political Ecology, Bayesian Statistical Modeling, Non-Invasive Field Methodology, Indigenous Ontologies, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Carniore Biology, and Human-Wildlife Coexistence

Education

B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences- Conservation Biology, Oregon State University

Faculty Advisor

• Dr. Karen Bailey
• Dr. Clint Carroll (Ethnic Studies)