Referring to the star as Levushka, a Russian version of his name, messages urge DiCaprio, 44, to help save the lake.
As one of Hollywood’s best known environmentalists, Leonardo DiCaprio often uses Instagram to urge others to care about the planet.
Baikal, a Unesco world heritage site, is the oldest and deepest lake on earth and, by volume, the world’s largest freshwater lake.
DiCaprio has previously said that two of his late grandparents were Russian, and has referred to himself as half-Russian.
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