Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio praised Assam government for its efforts to stop poaching of one-horned rhinos and wrote, "In 2022, [Assam] met their goal and no rhinos were poached in the area for the first time since 1977." CM Himanta Biswa Sarma replied, "Preserving wildlife is integral to our cultural identity...I extend a warm invitation to you to visit Kaziranga."