It would appear that Leonardo DiCaprio is no longer welcome in Indonesia.
Last month, the 41-year-old Oscar winning actor and environmental activist’s visited the Indonesian island of Sumatra when he posted a picture on Instagram about how indigenous species are under threat. Wildlife in the Leuser Ecosystem like Sumatran elephants, tigers and orangutans were all in danger because of the local palm oil industry, he said.
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“The expansion of palm oil plantations is fragmenting the forest and cutting off key elephant migration corridors, making it more difficult for elephant families to find adequate sources of food and water,” DiCaprio wrote. “A world-class biodiversity hotspot ... But Palm Oil expansion is destroying this unique place. Now is the time to save the Leuser Ecosystem,” read his Instagram post.
Heru Santoso, a spokesperson for the Indonesian government, responded to the post by threatening to prevent the Wolf of Wall Street actor from visiting the Southeast Asian country again.
{{/usCountry}}Heru Santoso, a spokesperson for the Indonesian government, responded to the post by threatening to prevent the Wolf of Wall Street actor from visiting the Southeast Asian country again.
{{/usCountry}}“We support his concern to save the Leuser ecosystem. But we can blacklist him from returning to Indonesia at any time if he keeps posting incitement or provocative statements in his social media,” he said.
Leonardo DiCaprio has always been active about spreading awareness about the harm being done to the environment. He even spoke about it in his Oscars acceptance speech.
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