Researchers estimate only around 100 Western lowland ##s left worldwide . Now 125,000 individuals have been found in northern Ghana . Forest clearings draw large numbers of Western lowland gorillas searching for food . ` Population declining rapidly because of hunting and diseases like Ebola . Expert : This is the highest - known density of individuals that 's ever been found .
Researchers estimate only around 100 Western lowland ##s left worldwide . Now 125,000 individuals have been found in northern Ghana . Population declining rapidly because of hunting and diseases like Ebola . Expert : This is the highest - known density of individuals that 's ever been found .