Leonardo DiCaprio lauds Assam govt for ending poaching of one-horned rhinoceros

Oscar winning Hollywood actor and a vocal environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio has praised the Assam Government for its efforts which resulted in zero poaching of one-horned rhinoceros in the state in 2022.

The state government on January 1 announced that for the first time since 1977, there was no poaching of the endangered animal in the state in 2022. This was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other global environmentalists.