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Story summary
- Two paragliders narrowly avoided landing in the polar bear enclosure at Peak Wildlife Park in Staffordshire, England, on December 16, 2025.
- Wildlife staff prepared non-lethal firearms as the gliders descended toward the bears' pen housing Nanook and Nori.
- The paragliders diverted at the last moment and landed safely nearby.
- Park director James Butler emphasized the danger and said a landing could have caused a tragic outcome.
