Taking to Twitter, England cricketer legend Kevin Pietersen has applauded the PM Modi-led government and paid his respects to those who are involved in the job of protecting endangered and who sacrificed their lives to save animals.
Kevin Pietersen applauds PM Modi for Rhino poaching low in Assam:
According to Organiser Weekly, the one-horned rhinos were at the risk of exposure to poaching during the Congress government’s rule from 2001 to 2016. As many as 54 cases of poaching were reported in 2013-14 alone whereas a total of 167 rhinos were poached during the 16-year-long Congress regime in the state. The cases of poaching have, however, seen a downward trend from 2016 as the subsequent years reported the cases in single digits.
In 2017, the number of cases dropped to six, followed by seven in 2018 and three, two, and one in the following respective years till 2021, according to the graphic shared by Assam CM Sarma.
Assam CM’s Tweet acknowledged the achievement:
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has also acknowledged the major achievement and applauded the forest guards and Kaziranga officers for the same.
