Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Dicaprio has lauded the at a conservation project in the Kent countryside.

European Bison were released into woodland near Canterbury In July as part of a rewilding project to help restore the area to its natural state.

The Hollywood star shared an image of the Bison to his 55. 6 million Instagram followers.

It was The First Bison to be born in the UK wild in thousands of years.

The Actor - who describes himself as an environmentalist - frequently uses his Social Media platform to comment on issues related to Climate Change .

In The Post , DiCaprio describes The Animals as " ecosystem engineers" as, through their natural behaviour, " create light and space for other wildlife to thrive. "

Bison clear undergrowth, allowing other plants and insects to move in. They also de-bark conifers, allowing native species to flourish, and their moulted fur provides insulating material for nesting birds.

The rewilding project, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust , is taking place in West Blean and Thornden Woods - One of the largest areas of ancient woodland in the UK, with parts of it over 1,000 years old.

Quoted in The Post , Mark Habben, director of zoo operations at Wildwood Trust , said it was hard to imagine " anything could come close to the elation we felt" when the Bison took their First Steps just weeks ago.

" But here We Are celebrating The Arrival of a Bison calf, " he added.

DiCaprio, who is a UN Climate Change representative, has donated millions of dollars to environmental organisations and

He is best known for films including Titanic, The Revenant , The Wolf of Wall Street , Django Unchained and The Great Gatsby.

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Source of news: bbc.com