1.   Although game preserves protected wildlife from hunters, there was nothing to protect them from the local cattlemen whose herds had expanded at the expense of the wildlife.

2.   A report released by the USDA after trading Friday indicated that U.S. hog herd is expanding, which signals increased demand for corn-based livestock feed.

3.   Livestock herds expanded this year in Tibet despite a severe snowstorm last winter in an important grazing area, an official report said Sunday.

4.   Tokyo has repeatedly said the moratorium lacks a scientific basis, arguing that whale herds have expanded considerably since the ban was imposed.