Kroshek Loses Satellite Tracking After Argos Exit
The pet seal Kroshek, known for his journey from captivity to the Ladoga Lake, risks losing satellite tracking after November 1, when the French company Argos ceases servicing Russian users. This will end real-time monitoring of his movements and disrupt long-term wildlife research in Russia.
Consensus
- The French company Argos will cease servicing Russian users starting November 1.
- The pet seal Kroshek has been tracked via a satellite transmitter since he left captivity in September.
- Kroshek is a Ladoga ringed seal who was rescued in 2016 and lived with humans for ten years before venturing into the open lake.
- The loss of Argos service will prevent real-time tracking of Kroshek's movements in Ladoga Lake.
- The Argos system is the only global satellite network used for wildlife telemetry with global coverage.
- The Fund for Friends of the Baltic Seal has been involved in tracking Kroshek and other seals using Argos technology.
- The Fund previously used Argos to track the seal Malyshek Khita, one of the first Russian marine mammals with a transmitter.
Points of divergence
- The satellite network itself will continue operating, but Russian specialists will lose access to data transmission and servicing. — fontanka
- Argos is the only company with satellites dedicated to wildlife tracking via satellite telemetry. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Argos is a global monopoly in the field of satellite wildlife monitoring. — vesti
- There are alternative technologies such as GPS-GSM that use cellular networks, which could be used by ornithologists. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (3 sources)
- We are losing Krokushka — Фонтанка
- Saint Petersburg residents will no longer be able to learn about Kroshika's travels — satellite company leaves Russia — Бумага
- Seal Krokushik risks losing satellite monitoring in Ladoga — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- Kroshik
- Argos
- Foundation of Friends of the Baltic Herring
- Ladoga
- Moscow
- Telegram
- Lake Ladoga
- Argos
- CLS