Anita: Since 1960 the spotted owl population has declined alarmingly  Timber companies that have been clearing the old-growth forests where the spotted owl lives are responsible for this  Jean: No, the spotted owl' s decline is due not to the timber companies but to a rival species
For the past three decades, the more prolific barred owl has been moving steadily into the spotted owl' s habitat and replacing the spotted owl
suggests that Anita overlooked the possibility that spotted owls are able to live in forests that are not old-growth forests