Stevens was the president of AWI until her death in 2002.[4][5][6] She is considered the mother of the Animal Welfare Act and the Endangered Species Act. She took no salary for her AWI work.[7] Stevens was an honorary trustee of the Bat Conservation International and the New York State Humane Association.[1]
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