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
challenges Anita's assumption that the decline in the population of the spotted owl poses a threat to the species'continued survival