Black and White 2 - Final Level. Strategy goes out of the window.

My strategy so far has been to be like a nasty virus on the land… just grow and grow and grow until winning becomes easy.

But it seems like on the last land this strategy will not work. I seem to have few resources and little ‘safe’ space in which to grow.

I have so far managed to avoid creating huge armies. Do I need to do this for the last level?

Any tips for getting a ‘foot hold’ in this level? (I don’t want a complete guide to winning it… just something to get me started)