June 10, 1990

LEAD: ALTHOUGH development on Long Island throughout the 1980's provided many homes for humans, the winged and four-legged inhabitants of the woods and wetlands have not fared as well.

LEAD: The lingering image of Mike Tyson is of a fighter, once regarded as invincible, on his knees groping almost comically for a displaced mouthpiece that is about to become secondary to the imminent loss of his heavyweight title.

LEAD: IN separate meetings over the last week, NATO and the Warsaw Pact each agreed that it had met the enemy, and found that he no longer existed. But how to replace the balance of terror that kept Europe at peace, if divided, for four decades now that the cold war has been declared over - or at least ending - is not as easy as it sounds:

LEAD: FIVE years ago, when Terry Backer was earning his living fishing out of Norwalk Harbor, he often saw raw sewage in the water there and in other ports along Long Island Sound. In the wake of repeated sewage spills, the state was closing offshore shellfish beds with growing frequency. Around the same time, Mr.

LEAD: In the mid- to late 1970'S, when Aerosmith was one of hard rock's most popular and powerful bands, the scene backstage at their arena concerts reflected the excesses of a very rich, very spoiled group of musicians. The band members were known to be heavy drug users. At every show they demanded a Thanksgiving-style roast turkey, which usually went untouched, as well as several cases of Budweiser and assorted bottles of liquor.