Leonardo DiCaprio praises 'amazing' work raising Rutland's ospreys (yes, really)
He says Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust's work has been 'amazing'
Last updated 13th Oct 2022
Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar, Leonardo DiCaprio, has been taking to social media all week to celebrate none other than Rutland's Ospreys.
That's because for the first time in almost 200 years - ospreys have produced chicks in England.
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust's overseen 200 chicks fledge into fully independent birds, after breeding first started in 2001.
'Writing the wrongs of our past'
Joe Davis, reserve manager at Rutland Water, hopes Leo will drop by to see the Rutland ospreys soon:
"Leonardo is absolutely right, we've got over 200 chicks that we've now fledged from the project, they first started to breed in about 2001 and it's been an amazing conservation success."
"It's a great story of humans righting the wrongs of our past, bringing the ospreys back to breeding in England. We lost these through human activity."
"We've had 11 nests this year, so we're producing another great batch of chicks, as many as we've ever had in previous years - so we're thrilled that Leonardo has noticed this and publicised it."
"You never know, hopefully if he's around one day he might come down and enjoy the ospreys - they'll be back in the spring from the winter migration."