{"id":285463,"date":"2023-02-10T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/10\/visit-kaziranga-and-assam-himanta-sarma-after-leonardo-dicaprios-post\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T05:59:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T05:59:00","slug":"visit-kaziranga-and-assam-himanta-sarma-after-leonardo-dicaprios-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/10\/visit-kaziranga-and-assam-himanta-sarma-after-leonardo-dicaprios-post\/","title":{"rendered":"“Visit Kaziranga And Assam”: Himanta Sarma After Leonardo DiCaprio’s Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Himanta Sarma also shared a screenshot of the Instagram post by Leonardo DiCaprio. (File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday extended an invitation to Leonardo DiCaprio to visit Kaziranga National Park, famed for its one-horned rhinos, after the Hollywood actor lauded the state government for its efforts to stop poaching of the animal.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post, DiCaprio wrote that the efforts of the Assam government that started in 2021 met success the next year when no rhinos were poached in Kaziranga National Park.<\/p>\n

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Preserving wildlife is integral to our cultural identity.<\/p>\n

We are dedicated to persevering and safeguarding our rich cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your kind words, @LeoDiCaprio<\/a>, and I extend a warm invitation to you to visit @kaziranga_<\/a> and Assam. pic.twitter.com\/iYhkvbT3I3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Preserving wildlife is integral to our cultural identity. We are dedicated to persevering and safeguarding our rich cultural heritage. Thank you for your kind words, @LeoDiCaprio , and I extend a warm invitation to you to visit @kaziranga_and Assam,” Mr Sarma said in a Tweet.<\/p>\n

He also shared a screenshot of the Instagram post by DiCaprio praising the government’s efforts.<\/p>\n

The Academy-award winning actor wrote that the Assam government in 2021 had set out to end poaching of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park following the killing of around 190 pachyderms for their horns between 2000 and 2021.<\/p>\n

“In 2022, they met their goal and no rhinos were poached in the area for the first time since 1977,”\u00a0the ‘Titanic’ star said.<\/p>\n

DiCaprio also mentioned that KNP is home to 2,200 rhinos, which is about one-third of the world’s rhino population, and, citing a World Wildlife Fund report, added that the global population of the rare rhino has soared to around 3,700 from about 200 at the turn of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

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