InFocus | Whaleshark
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Wednesday Feb 11
Free Sammy campaign gains momentum
The world has not forgotten. Sammy the whale shark and his gilded captivity still matters. Organisations have added momentum to Gulf News' 'Free Sammy' campaign with an open letter appealing for the release of the animal.
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Thursday Jan 15
Freedom for Sammy remains elusive
Over 140 days and counting for Sammy, the whale shark, who remains captive in a giant aquarium at the Atlantis hotel on the Palm Jumeirah.
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Tuesday Oct 21
Sammy the Shark gets drawn to attention
With her own badge, song and now a dedicated cartoon strip, Sammy the Shark has acquired celebrity status among its aquatic counterparts.
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Monday Oct 20
Free Sammy now, Peta tells Atlantis
Animal welfare groups continue to flood Atlantis Hotel with requests to release a captured whale shark, even after the minister of environment and water told Gulf News it would have to be released.
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Sunday Oct 19
Sammy must be released, minister says
Sammy the shark, in captivity at the Atlantis hotel on the Palm Jumeirah, will have to be released, Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd, the Minister of Environment and Water, said.
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Saturday Oct 18
Marine group wants Sammy the Shark tagged and released
The Emirates Marine Environmental Group has urged the release of Sammy the whale shark captured and held by Atlantis-The Palm since August 27.
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Thursday Oct 16
Free Sammy song makes sound waves on the radio
It is sung to tune of Jackson's Free The World
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Wednesday Oct 15
Reader composes song to free Sammy
A passion for music and a talent for writing helped Gulf News reader Sreenath Somanath create a soundtrack for Sammy the Shark - which has been captivity in Atlantis aquarium for the last 39 days.
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Wednesday Oct 15
Ex-staff reject Sammy rescue-act theory
Sammy was not rescued by the Atlantis hotel, Gulf News has learnt, after speaking to ex-Atlantis employees who say that plans to have a whale shark in the hotel's Ambassador aquarium were clear from the beginning.
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Monday Oct 13
Sammy finds a celebrity friend
Filipino singer-actress Aiza Seguerra says Sammy the shark would be 'better off in its natural habitat'.
