Christine Gesell Stevens (March 10, 1918 – October 11, 2002) was an American animal welfare activist and conservationist.

[1] Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in 1951 and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) in 1955.

[7] Stevens was an honorary trustee of the Bat Conservation International and the New York State Humane Association.

[6] The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards was named in her honour.

[8] Interviews with Stevens are archived in the Animal Rights Network Oral History Collection at the Special Collections Research Center in NC State University Libraries.