David Attenborough joins Instagram to warn ‘the world is in trouble’

Within an hour of his first post on Instagram, David Attenborough had already gained more than 200,000 followers.

David Attenborough in the Maasai Mara in Kenya while filming David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet.

David Attenborough has joined Instagram, using his debut post to warn “saving our planet is now a communications challenge”.

The veteran broadcaster, 94, shared a video message today in which he explained his reasons for joining the social media platform after a 60-year career in TV and radio.