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[DATE]
Dear [RECIPIENT NAME],
We are contacting you again to request your participation in a USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services survey study about
predators and predator damage management in your state. You are among a select group of livestock producers
whose input will help Wildlife Services improve their strategies for predator damage management in your state.
To participate in our survey study, please find an enclosed mail-back questionnaire that you can fill out by
hand and return in the postage-paid envelope provided at no cost to you. The questionnaire should take no
more than 45 minutes to complete.
Alternatively, you can complete the questionnaire more quickly and efficiently by going to the following web
address and completing it online: [SHORTENED SURVEY LINK]
To access the online questionnaire, enter this unique code in all caps when prompted: [UNIQUE CODE]
Detailed instructions on how to access the questionnaire online are printed on the back of this letter. The
online questionnaire accessed with this code should only be used by you. Please do not share the code with
others, as it will give them access to your responses. If you have trouble accessing the online questionnaire,
please e-mail us at: HDsurveys@usda.gov
Whether by mail or via the Internet, this questionnaire provides an opportunity for your voice to be considered. We
recognize this is a busy time of year, but your input is vital!
We will never reveal your identity or any information that could be used to identify you. When we report or share
data with others, we will combine demographic data from everyone who participates, and we will never reveal
potentially identifying information about anyone who fills out the questionnaire.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the project coordinator, Hailey Ellis, via email at
hailey.e.ellis@usda.gov or by phone at (970) 266-6148.

Sincerely,

Hailey Ellis
Social Scientist
Human Dimensions Unit
USDA/Wildlife Services/National Wildlife Research Center

Type this into the address bar → [SHORTENED SURVEY LINK]
Enter this code → [UNIQUE CODE]
To access the online questionnaire
1. Type the address printed above into your web browser

Type address here
exactly as provided

2. When you get to the survey homepage enter the code printed above in the box at the bottom of the
page

Type code here exactly as
provided