Veterinarian, Dr Evan Antin describes how Gorilla Gram will benefit mountain gorilla conservation 

Rwandan mountain gorilla groups have now joined Instagram, making them the first population of wild animals in the world to have an active social media presence that helps with vital research, management and protection. Using their Instagram photos, visitors to Volcanoes National Park can now become citizen scientists during their visits by adding optional provided tags that help rangers, researchers and monitoring teams keep track of the groups and individuals via aggregation systems that store the photos in smart galleries. This simple approach gives us access to a wealth of verified media content from our Gorilla communities every single day, including recording behaviour, group changes, interactions and alerting our rangers to any injuries or concerns.