The researchers are very focused on sightings of live ropens, and no one seems to be searching for skeletons, feces, or other things that could indicate the existence of ropens. Why?
Maybe they're so excited about the possibility of a pre-historical species surviving, they refuse to let the fact that there's basically nothing to corroborate this theory stand in their way.
Sorry, I find the whole thing a little far fetched.
Given Papua New Guinea's terrain, vegetation and climate, I think it would be very difficult to find skeletons or feces of ropens. Not that I think that ropens exist, but if they do I guess that sightings are the most logical way to try to locate them.
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My guess would be the same reason you dont find deer horns and bones in the forest. The small rodents eat them, and there are a lot of rodents in the jungle.
That's an interesting question. I am one of the explorers who interviewed Umboi Island (Papua New Guinea) eyewitnesses of the ropen in 2004. I don't recall anyone who has looked for any remains of a dead ropen. Although searching for this rare nocturnal creature is very challenging, it seems easier to find a live one than a dead one, unless a native reports finding a body. I found that the tree branches in the jungle of Umboi can decay very rapidly; I believe that the body of a dead animal would likewise decay rapidly. In addition, few humans ever venture far from a trail and trails make up only a tiny part of the land area of the jungle.
With all the deer that die in the U.S. you hardly ever find deer horns in the woods. The rodents make short work of remains.
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