When a life is at stake, it is crucial to have the necessary information and knowledge to act with diligence and promptness. After the birth, Eva showed complete interest in the newborn but lacked skill in handling him and apparently had no milk. After a reasonable amount of time, a mild anesthesia was administered to carry out an examination, where it was confirmed the baby’s perfect health, and that breastfeeding was not viable. There was hope, as the professionalism of the staff who successfully raised Djibril in 2021 by hand and later had him adopted by Eva, allowing him to integrate perfectly into the family, was available. This time, the team planned to minimize the time of the process and ensure a permanent bond with the other members of the group to restore the natural situation as soon as possible.

The responsibility that falls on conservation parks like BIOPARC is immense. On one hand, they house the largest group of the Western chimpanzee subspecies, Pan troglodytes verus, which is critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Of the 4 subspecies of chimpanzees, the Western or "verus" faces a grim future with around 35,000 individuals in fragmented and disconnected areas, 80% of which survive outside protected areas, facing severe deforestation and conflicts that lead to great instability. In short, it is among the 25 most endangered primate species in the world, with a predicted 99% disappearance by 2060. In this context, the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is indispensable. This program hosts the largest population of this species outside Africa and allows the implementation of ex-situ conservation to create a "reserve" population that may become essential in the coming decades.

Recent studies, such as one conducted by CSIC and published in Nature, or the recommendations of the IUCN itself, support a global strategy to address biodiversity loss and prevent the extinction of these species; an approach known as the One Plan Approach, which integrates controlled breeding in animal parks and intervention in natural habitats. In this regard, BIOPARC plays a substantial role in the EEP and contributes resources through the BIOPARC Foundation to protect the most vulnerable ecosystems in situ.

The veterinary and animal care team continuously monitors every step, combining expertise with high levels of dedication and vocation, and they are confident that the situation is stable in these early days. In addition to monitoring the progress of the newborn, maximum attention is given to the welfare of the entire group, which includes the male Moreno, five females (Malin and Py, along with the sisters Eva, Natalia, and Noelia), the little Djibril, and Cala, Noelia’s daughter, who just turned one year old.