Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday invited Leonardo DiCaprio to visit the Kaziranga National Park, famous for its one-horned rhinoceros, after the Hollywood actor praised the state for its efforts to stop poaching of pachyderms. Appreciated the government. In an Instagram post, DiCaprio wrote that the Assam government’s efforts launched in 2021 bore fruit the following year when no rhinos were poached in Kaziranga National Park.
Sarma said, “Protection of wildlife is an integral part of our cultural identity. We are dedicated to preserving and protecting our rich cultural heritage. Thank you for your kind words, @LeoDiCaprio, and I wish you @kaziranga_and Assam I warmly invite you to visit. a tweet.
He also shared a screenshot of an Instagram post by DiCaprio praising the government’s efforts.
Conservation of wildlife is an integral part of our cultural identity.
We are dedicated to preserve and protect our rich cultural heritage.
Thank you for your wishes, @LeoDiCaprioand I warmly invite you to visit @kajiranga_ and Assam. pic.twitter.com/iYhkvbT3I3– Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 9, 2023
The Academy-Award-winning actor has written that the Assam government is set to end poaching of the large one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park by 2021 after nearly 190 elephants were killed for their horns between 2000 and 2021 .
,In 2022, they meet their target and for the first time since 1977 no rhinos have been poached in the region,” said the ‘Titanic’ star.
DiCaprio also noted that the KNP is home to 2,200 rhinos, about one-third of the world’s rhinoceros population, and cited a World Wildlife Fund report that the global population of the rare rhinoceros has increased from about 200 to about 3,700. Has occurred. turn of the 20th century.