My sources in Lubbock tell me that the place is being overrun by wildlife; jackrabbits, coyotes, skunks, feral hogs and even deer are braving traffic to infiltrate every part of the city. At night, vacant lots seem to shimmer with the bounding hordes of rabbits. The reason is simple, the immediate Lubbock area has now gone 128 days without significant precipitation and the runoff in the city offers the only accessible supply of water when irrigation wells are not pumping.