ðə lædˈoʊɡɚ ɹˈɪŋɡd sˈiːl wʌz ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn fɹˈɛʃwɔːɾɚ lˈeɪks ænd sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹktɪk ɹˈɪŋɡd sˈiːl æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðɪ ˌaɪsəstˈæɾɪk ɹᵻbˈaʊnd ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒən fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə waɪksˈiːliən ɡlˌeɪsɪˈeɪʃən.
The Ladoga ringed seal was isolated in freshwater lakes and separated from the Arctic ringed seal as a result of the isostatic rebound of the region following the end of the Weichselian Glaciation.