The key facts
- Zoologists' access to the Argos website is completely closed; service to Russian users ended on November 1
- Kroshik was found in 2016 near the settlement of Sviritsa and finally set off on his own in early September 2026
- Before contact was lost, the seal covered about 90 kilometres in a single day in mid-September
Contact with Kroshik the seal is lost for good
Specialists at the Fund of Friends of the Baltic Seal have finally lost the ability to track the movements of the famous Ladoga seal Kroshik. The reason is the closure of access to the satellite system of the French company Argos: the operator stopped serving Russian users as of November 1. For some time after that, the fund was still receiving data from the transmitter fitted to the animal, but now access to the company's website has been completely closed. The zoologists announced this in their Telegram channel, which Life.ru cites.
What is known about the animal's fate
“A few days ago our access to the company's website was cut off
