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		<title>The Professional Advices About Instagram Management Services</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bhok Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Saving the sea turtles can be an Insta moment. Use your platform to better the world.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Organizations together with internet influencers heavily count on social media platforms for creating their digital footprint in today&#8217;s fast-paced world. Instagram functions as a vital foundation for brands which want to connect successfully with their followers through its visual platform and large following. Effectively handling an Instagram account depends on dedicated time allocation and proper strategic planning with professional expertise. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social media management services operate as the solution to handle Instagram operations effectively. Such services provide end-to-end solutions which help organizations and users enhance their Instagram platforms through improved engagement to build higher revenue streams.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Key Components of an Instagram Management Service</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An </span><a href="https://plixi.com/instagram-account-manager"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram management service</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> operates by providing various activities that maximize account performance. The first step involves developing strategies to examine brands alongside audience targets and market insights that generate personalized content strategies. Next comes content creation because experts develop high-quality images, videos, and captions which address the needs of the target audience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The core function includes audience engagement by handling comments and direct messages together with establishing relationships with followers. The effective use of hashtags during research leads to content discovery by new audience groups thus expanding the potential reach. Businesses can optimize their strategies by tracking analytics data to understand how their content performs then modify their strategies.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Need for Business Instagram Management Services</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To manage an Instagram account successfully businesses need to invest continuous work effort together with detailed knowledge about Instagram algorithms. Social media management performed internally by organizations leads them to experience difficulties with scheduled content creation and timely response processing and sustained relationship maintenance with their audience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through their professional team representatives professional Instagram management services actively support organizations by ensuring their account remains active and optimized. Businesses that develop targeted content plans can use them to achieve brand consistency as they connect with their audience effectively. The continuous growth and audience engagement of brands is achieved through Instagram management services that deliver updates about new trends and algorithms.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Benefits of Hiring an Instagram Management Service</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An Instagram management service provides benefits to users that go beyond basic time conservation. Professional expertise which service providers offer helps businesses to maximize their online impact significantly. The main advantage of choosing Instagram management is expert expertise which drives follower attraction and retention through analytical approaches.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brand consistency stands as a vital advantage derived from working with an Instagram management service. A properly managed Instagram account helps maintain consistent branding of visual content alongside written texts and unified messaging standards. Consistent brand presentation through social media management generates trust in followers who become more likely to recognize the brand.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another advantage is data-driven decision-making. Managed Instagram services deliver complete analytical reports which allow businesses to identify their successful strategies along with their failed approaches. Brands can enhance their marketing strategies and redistribute their resources effectively by using this collected data.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to Choose the Right Instagram Management Service</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Choosing the proper Instagram management service depends on a series of important criteria to evaluate. The main selection factor should be based on the experience and expertise of the provider. The selection of a reputable service provider should include verification of their success in running well-managed Instagram accounts and their ability to demonstrate a work portfolio.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transparency is another important factor. Businesses need to select services which show transparent reports about account performance. Account performance evaluation allows businesses to make directed strategic choices that benefit their growth initiatives.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Customization is also crucial. Different businesses require different goals which cannot be properly served by generic service approaches. For optimal success the brand needs an offering that develops personalized approaches which match their business targets.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cost of Instagram Management Services</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The expenses for Instagram management depend on which service package clients select. Standard packages enable content planning and peer response management but high-end packages include advanced features including partnership support with influencers along with marketing campaign expertise and comprehensive analytical data.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Few organizations might choose to hold back their budget from investing in these services yet such investments generate extended-term value more than their initial expenditures. Several companies find Instagram management services to be a worthwhile investment because they generate more audience participation and better brand exposure alongside better ROI.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Future of Instagram Management Services</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New trends and technological advancements in social media will trigger Instagram management services to evolve correspondingly. Artificial intelligence and automation tools will enter the market to improve social media management processes and efficiency. Creativity accessed through human thinking alongside strategic thinking will stay essential to running effective Instagram strategies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Future Instagram management strategies will develop based on the need for video content alongside interactive features that include Instagram Stories and Reels. Companies achieving effective implementation of these recent platform trends in their strategies will maintain their ground in the digital marketplace.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusion</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A strategic approach to growing online presence is one of the fundamental benefits that Instagram management services provide to businesses and influencers. These services deliver complete solutions which help users succeed through content generation and audience interaction and analytics analysis and trend adoption capabilities. When brands put their Instagram marketing under professional management they access strategic prospects and develop strong audience bonds as well as reach their promotional targets.</span></p>
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		<title>Meet the real Catwoman and her mission to protect California&#8217;s strays</title>
		<link>https://www.greenprophet.com/2018/07/meet-the-real-catwoman-and-her-mission-to-protect-californias-strays/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal O'Keefe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 03:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A California woman riffed off that old saw of &#8220;turning a sow&#8217;s ear into a silk purse&#8221; when she chose to rebound from a difficult divorce by uprooting to a quiet new home near a tranquil river. She settled on a 6 acre parcel in 1983, where she often mused, &#8220;What am I thinking, single woman [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-116933" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings.jpg" alt="Lynea Lattanzio" width="792" height="792" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings.jpg 792w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-350x350.jpg 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-660x660.jpg 660w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-696x696.jpg 696w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-144x144.jpg 144w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-225x225.jpg 225w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-135x135.jpg 135w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/Cat-House-on-Kings-540x540.jpg 540w" sizes="(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px" /></p>
<p>A California woman riffed off that old saw of &#8220;turning a sow&#8217;s ear into a silk purse&#8221; when she chose to rebound from a difficult divorce by uprooting to a quiet new home near a tranquil river. She settled on a 6 acre parcel in 1983, where she often mused, &#8220;What am I thinking, single woman with no children living in a big house on 6 acres?&#8221; The universe soon provided her with the answer. More accurately, with hundreds of <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/?s=cats">furry answers</a>.<span id="more-116932"></span></p>
<p>A few years into her new address, <a href="https://www.cathouseonthekings.com/people.php">Lynea Lattanzio</a>&#8216;s father asked her to help replace his two Manx cats who had died of old age. She visited a local animal shelter, and carried home a box of 15 abandoned kittens (none of them Manx!). She was transformed by the experience,and within a year, she rescued and placed 96 homeless cats. Lattanzio had found her calling, and the rest, as they say, is history.</p>
<p>In 1993, she emerged from retirement to train as a surgical veterinary technician, increasing her medical knowledge, and helping to pay for expenses of her <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2011/11/abu-dhabi-neuters-cats-dogs/">growing feline population</a>, which now numbered 150. She next sold her beloved 1973 Mercedes 450SL and her two-carat diamond wedding ring. As explained on her website, these had no place in her newfound life.</p>
<p>In 1997, the Fresno County Board approved a zoning variance for her homestead, now named The Cat House on Kings, allowing it to openly promote itself, attracting new volunteers and needed financial support.</p>
<p>In 2001 her organization achieved non-profit status and &#8211; despite receiving no government or public funding &#8211; continued to expand, by 2004 its population numbered over 500 animals. A generous donor bequeathed her estate to The Cat House which enabled purchase of six neighboring acres and installation of cat-proof fencing around the entire 12-acre perimeter.</p>
<p>Since its founding 26 years ago, The Cat House on the Kings has saved over <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2010/04/12-things-ive-learned-about-human-nature-from-my-cats/">30,000 cats</a> and 7,100 dogs (not counting the 56,000 animals it has spayed and neutered) and currently cares for more than 700 cats and kittens, a dozen dogs and dozens of peacocks.</p>
<p>Lattanzio&#8217;s facility is California&#8217;s largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center. It offers a variety of services including advice and education, adoption, and low-cost neutering.</p>
<p>Its mission is to place rescued animals into loving, permanent homes; to provide a safe, happy and healthy home for unwanted cats and kittens in a unique, no-cage facility; to prevent pet overpopulation through spaying and neutering; and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership.</p>
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<p>Learn more at their website <a href="https://www.cathouseonthekings.com/">(link here)</a>.  Maybe be inspired to answer your own &#8220;cat-call&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>Knit giant sweaters for rescued elephants!</title>
		<link>https://www.greenprophet.com/2018/03/knit-giant-sweaters-for-rescued-elephants/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal O'Keefe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Knitting for elephants: The wildly colored garments will help the rescued pachyderms, several of whom are handicapped, brave the region's freezing cold winter weather. </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 1em;">Animal lovers in India are knitting sweaters for elephants at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center located in Mathura, </span>northern<span style="font-size: 1em;"> India. The wildly colored garments will help the rescued pachyderms, several of whom are handicapped, brave the region&#8217;s freezing cold winter weather. </span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-115904 size-large" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-660x440.jpg" alt="knitting, crochet, sweaters for elephants" width="660" height="440" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-660x440.jpg 660w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-350x233.jpg 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-338x225.jpg 338w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-180x120.jpg 180w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater-811x540.jpg 811w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/rescue-elephant-sweater.jpg 880w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></p>
<p>Green Prophet has a soft spot for knitting and crochet, and the kindness of artisans who use their craft to <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2013/11/4000-handmade-hats-delivered-to-syrian-refugees-by-this-green-prophet/">put hats on refugees</a>, to <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2013/03/istanbul-municipality-knits-enormous-sweater-for-energy-conservation/">raise awareness about energy conservation,</a> and <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2013/02/knit-peace-israel-palestinian/">stitch stuff for peace.</a></p>
<p>We&#8217;ve previously reported that the<a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/05/knit-sustainable-beard/"> origins of knitting</a> are placed somewhere in the Middle East. The craft spread to Europe via Mediterranean trade routes, then on to the Americas with European colonization. Some of the earliest examples of knitting have been found in Egypt: a tatty pair of Egyptian woolen socks estimated to be 1500 years old are on display in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. But before I forget, this story is about the elephant initiative.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-115905 size-full" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/knit-giant-elephant.jpg" alt="knitting, crochet, sweaters for elephants, elephant wearing afghan" width="640" height="335" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/knit-giant-elephant.jpg 640w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/knit-giant-elephant-350x183.jpg 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/knit-giant-elephant-400x209.jpg 400w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/knit-giant-elephant-180x94.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1em;">The elephants in residence at the </span><span style="font-size: 1em;">Mathura center were all rescued </span><span style="font-size: 1em;">from previous lives of intense animal cruelty. Concerned about chilly temperatures adding stress and discomfit to the animals, a group of</span><span style="font-size: 1em;"> local villagers pulled out all the stops (along with crochet hooks and rainbow-hued yarn) to create enormous &#8220;pachyderm ponchos&#8221;.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1em;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-115784 aligncenter" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4-350x262.jpg" alt="charity knitting, afghans for elephants, knitting, crochet, sweaters for elephants" width="749" height="561" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4-350x262.jpg 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4-660x495.jpg 660w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4-80x60.jpg 80w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4-180x135.jpg 180w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/elephant-jumpers-4.jpg 662w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1em;">Each sweater is crafted in a colorful, unique pattern based on crafter preference. It takes four weeks to finish one sweater.  </span>As of today, 21 <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2011/12/elephant-meat-evolution/">Asian elephants</a> living in the sanctuary are sporting giant sweaters to shield them from the cold.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1em;">“It is important to keep our elephants protected from the bitter cold during this extreme winter, as they are weak and vulnerable having suffered so much abuse making them susceptible to ailments such as pneumonia. The cold also aggravates their arthritis which is a common issue that our rescued elephants have to deal with,” Karthic Satyanarayan, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Wildlife SOS said in a statement.</span></p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.greenprophet.com/2010/10/israel-class-economy/">elephants</a> that call the center home are blind, disabled or on the mend. Most of them were rescued from trafficking, illegal captivity and cruel circuses. Suffering from a host of medical conditions including abscesses, foot and nail conditions, ophthalmological issues, and issues associated with malnutrition and old age, the animals are treated by a team of full-time veterinarians. The center also provides the residents with open spaces, top notch medical care, frequent baths, plentiful food and lots of love.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1em;">Can&#8217;t get to India to cast on your own sweater? Then make</span><span style="font-size: 1em;"> a donation that will go toward purchasing a blanket for a chilly elephant in need. </span>To learn more about Wildlife SOS and do your part to protect its elephant residents, visit the website (<a href="http://wildlifesos.org/blog/tag/elephant-conservation-and-care-center/">link here</a>).</p>
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		<title>36 golden retrievers rescued from Istanbul streets</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal O'Keefe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 14:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Feral dogs are commonplace in Istanbul, but a sharp-eyed American noticed a particular surge in the number of pedigreed golden retrievers on the streets. She observed that the breed was increasingly popping up in shelters too. Thanks to her networking with a US-based rescue center, three dozen of the dogs have now been saved and are now [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-109906" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers-660x373.jpg" alt="dogs saved in Turkey" width="660" height="373" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers-660x373.jpg 660w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers-150x85.jpg 150w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers-350x198.jpg 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers-370x209.jpg 370w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/turkey-golden-retrievers.jpg 696w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></a>Feral dogs are commonplace in Istanbul, but a sharp-eyed American noticed a particular surge in the number of pedigreed golden retrievers on the streets. She observed that the breed was increasingly popping up in shelters too. Thanks to her networking with a US-based rescue center, three dozen of the <a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/12/sloughi-ancient-desert-hunting-dogs-beloved-but-disappearing/">dogs</a> have now been saved and are now living in an animal shelter in an Atlanta, Georgia suburb. It&#8217;s the largest-ever retriever rescue.<span id="more-109901"></span></p>
<p>The blonde-coated <a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/04/dogs-detect-cancer-cells-in-petri-dish/">dogs</a> were once trendy in Turkey, but as the breed became more prolific, their popularity waned. Unwanted pets are discarded and <a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/04/stray-dogs-shot-dead-in-lebanon/">left to fend for themselves on city streets</a>. Despite being large and intelligent, their gentle disposition was no match for established packs of vicious feral dogs. The water-loving breed are easily trainable; most often used as &#8220;gun dogs&#8221; to retrieve hunted game, but in modern times trained as guide dogs for the blind and deaf, and in search and rescue operations.</p>
<p>With support from animal rescue group Adopt a Golden Atlanta, thirty-six of the abandoned dogs were rounded up and flown to the US where they&#8217;re now housed at the Pet Lodge Pet Resort in Alpharetta, an Atlanta suburb.</p>
<p>They&#8217;ve been bathed, fed and medically assessed. Volunteers say the animals seem happy with all the attention — wagging tails can be seen everywhere &#8211; but the dogs do not yet understand English commands. The pack ranges in age from 6 months to 10 years, all of whom will be available for adoption.</p>
<p>[youtube]https://youtu.be/4WnIpZgeFg0[/youtube]</p>
<p>Adopt a Golden founder Lauren Genkinger, who spearheaded the rescue effort, told WXIA TV, &#8220;They&#8217;re the freedom dogs and all of them have been given names, Freedom, Patriot, Liberty, Glory&#8230;it wasn&#8217;t easy coming up with 36 patriotic names!&#8221;</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-109905" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/golden-retriever-examined_0-660x436.jpg" alt="dogs saved in Turkey" width="660" height="436" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/golden-retriever-examined_0-660x436.jpg 660w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/golden-retriever-examined_0-350x231.jpg 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/golden-retriever-examined_0-370x244.jpg 370w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/golden-retriever-examined_0.jpg 689w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" />A feel-good story to be sure, from a slice of the planet with a dearth of positive news coverage.  But how do you feel about such significant resources being spent on this project &#8211; money and services needed to fly 36 dogs 11 hours to a foreign shelter and hiring interpreters to help train them with English commands?</p>
<p>Might it not have a bigger impact to find Turkish homes for the pups, and use the travel budget to educate Turkish pet-owners to more responsible behavior, or <a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/11/abu-dhabi-neuters-cats-dogs/">neuter strays</a> as Abu Dhabi does?</p>
<p>Or maybe should we just appreciate the goodness of this action, and let sleeping dogs lie.</p>
<p><em>Images from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/turkeysgoldenretrieverssavedbyAGA/timeline">Adopt a Golden Atlanta</a>/Facebook</em></p>
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		<title>Heart-wrenching Video of Two Hyenas Rescued from Lebanon</title>
		<link>https://www.greenprophet.com/2012/10/heart-wrenching-hyenas-rescue-lebanon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tafline Laylin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal cruelty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Striped Hyena]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Animals Lebanon rescued two striped hyenas that had been captured as pups in the wild and they are now safe in their new home in southern France. Five year old Rita was living in the Ansar Zoo, which was bombed in 2006 and left to ruin. Sara, just two, spent her entire life in a [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/10/heart-wrenching-video-of-two-hyenas-rescued-from-lebanon/striped-hyena-rescue-lebanon/" rel="attachment wp-att-85046"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-85046" title="Striped Hyena Lebanon" src="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Striped-Hyena-Rescue-Lebanon.png" alt="Lebanon, Striped Hyena, animal rights, wildlife conservation, animal rescue, animal cruelty" width="560" height="302" srcset="https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Striped-Hyena-Rescue-Lebanon.png 560w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Striped-Hyena-Rescue-Lebanon-350x188.png 350w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Striped-Hyena-Rescue-Lebanon-150x81.png 150w, https://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Striped-Hyena-Rescue-Lebanon-300x162.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></a><a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/04/stray-dogs-shot-dead-in-lebanon/">Animals Lebanon</a> rescued two striped hyenas that had been captured as pups in the wild and they are now safe in their new home in southern France. Five year old Rita was living in the Ansar Zoo, which was bombed in 2006 and left to ruin. Sara, just two, spent her entire life in a cage the same size as her in a private garden. Her brother, who lived in a cage below her, died not long after he was captured. His bones and skin were left in the cage.</p>
<p>For one year, the animal conservation group worked with the Agricultural and Environmental Ministries to emigrate the two animals, <a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/12/hyenas-pee-on-bedouins/">which are badly stigmatized in the Middle East</a>. Some critics said they should have been released back into the wild, but there aren&#8217;t sufficient resources in Lebanon to rehabilitate the animals and they almost certainly would not have survived.<span id="more-85043"></span></p>
<p>[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dt5Po8Rclw[/youtube]</p>
<p>&#8220;The Minister of Environment, His Excellency Nazem El-Khoury, called a meeting of experts that would determine whether the hyenas were sent to a sanctuary or returned to the wild, according to Animals Lebanon.</p>
<p>For one hour, the hyenas&#8217; future was discussed.</p>
<p>&#8220;These animals are being moved for the benefit of the welfare of the two hyenas and the value to conservation,&#8221; Minister El-Khoury wrote when giving final approval for the transfer at the end of the meeting.</p>
<p>Before the two ladies could be moved to Tonga Terre d&#8217;Accueil sanctuary in Saint Martin la Plaine, France, a host of measures had to be taken beforehand.</p>
<p>The hyenas received vaccinations and a check up, and then Dr. Jean-Christophe Gerard conducted the final blood tests and treated them for parasites to ensure that they were fit for travel.</p>
<p>In order to get them into their cages, which were specifically designed at $1,000 a piece to be extremely strong since hyenas have powerful jaws, they were first tranquilized. Then they were de-tranquilized because animals are not allowed to fly while anesthetized.</p>
<p>One of Animal Lebanon&#8217;s corporate sponsors, Middle East Airlines paid for their flight.</p>
<p>The 4,000 kilometer journey went without a hitch and the two girls are currently in the same enclosure but separated by a fence. Sara is very skittish as a result of her trauma, but in time it is hoped that she and Rita will become friendly so that the fenced wall can come down.</p>
<p>&#8220;These were not killers, they did not have magical powers as so many people believe,&#8221; Animals Lebanon wrote in a recent release.</p>
<p>&#8220;Rita and Sara were both as curious and interesting as any other animal, they had foods and treats that they preferred more than others, they each had their own special characters and behaviors, and we should see them as two examples of why we need to better protect the remaining population of hyenas in Lebanon.&#8221;</p>
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