Shannon Murphy

Hi everyone!Thanks to your generous donations, I was able to carry out my manta ray research this past May in Papua New Guinea, and the trip was a HUGE success!When we first arrived to our research...

Hi everyone!Thanks to all your generous donations, my project has reached 72% of its goal! Conservation International said they would cover any percentage not funded after this, so my project will ...

Hi everyone!This is just a reminder that Conservation International is going to fund the remainder of my project once I reach 70%! I am currently at 55%, so just 15% more to go! 37 individuals have...

Hi everyone!I have some very exciting news about funding for my project! Conservation International, a non-governmental conservation organization, said if I could reach 70% of my goal, they would c...

Research Paper Summary and Review: Satellite Tracking of Manta Rays Highlights Challenges to Their ConservationHi everyone!Today, I am going to do a quick summary and review of a paper about manta ...

Hi everyone!So far, my project is 31% funded! Just another 69% more to go! Thank you to everyone who has supported me and manta ray conservation so far. I wanted to write a quick lab note just upda...

During my field trip to Papua New Guinea in December of 2016, I experienced something all wildlife biologists fear when going out into the field - I wasn't able to find my study species. Past satel...

I strongly believe that you shouldn’t be in your field of work unless you love what you do (of course, this is a privilege and I understand this is not an option for everyone). Not everyone is goin...

Thirty feet deep, off the coast of Bali, Indonesia, my scuba diving partner starts frantically banging his scuba tank with a metal rod to get my attention. Every scuba diver knows that when you hea...