If there was a way to fatten him up, and grow him, it would improve his chance of survival, obviously.
If you wanted to, maybe you could net off an area of the pond for him to be safe, for some period of time.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
