What if the US owned the Galapagos?

I’ve been back a couple of months from my visit to the Galapagos Islands and I kept thinking, what if the United States owned the Islands?  At one point, the Islands belonged to no one and Ecuador claimed them, but what if the United States had foreseen their worth and said we want the islands.

Well, here are my predictions:

• There would be many more visitors to the Islands … more American visitors.
• There would be more than the one 5-star available.
• One would be able to put tissue paper in the toilet.
• Security would be tighter … no more casual taking of volcanic rock.
• Each island would have a gift shop that visitors would have to pass in order to leave.
• The fee to enter the park would be more than the current $100.
• Inside the gift shops, you would have an opportunity to adopt a specie.
• The paths would be paved so that there would be no injuries.  No need to get the lawyers involved.
• There would be many more excursions, including night visits for the adventurous types.
• The islands would also have mini-restaurants where one could order blue-footed boobies burgers, sea lion salads, and iguana soup.  (Popular food items would be named after animals … we would not actually eat them.)
• You would not have to go all the way to the Galapagos to see their animals, you would just have to visit your local zoo.
• And finally, Disney would be the official tour operator with fun rides and all.