diff --git a/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js b/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js
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--- a/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js
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-import Ember from 'ember';
-
-export default Ember.Controller.extend({
-  actions: {
-    save: function() {
-      let species = this.get('model');
-
-      if (species.get('isDirty')) {
-        species.save().then((species) => {
-          this.transitionToRoute('species.show', species.get('id'));
-        }, (err) => {
-          this.get('flashMessages').error(err.responseJSON.error);
-        });
-      } else {
-        this.transitionToRoute('species.show', species.get('id'));
-      }
-    },
-
-    cancel: function() {
-      let species = this.get('model');
-
-      species.get('errors').clear();
-      species.rollback();
-
-      this.transitionToRoute('species.show', species.get('id'));
-    },
-
-  },
-});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/edit/route.js b/app/pods/species/edit/route.js
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--- a/app/pods/species/edit/route.js
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-import Ember from 'ember';
-import AuthenticatedRouteMixin from 'simple-auth/mixins/authenticated-route-mixin';
-
-export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs b/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs
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--- a/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs
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-{{
-  forms/species-form
-  species=model
-  save="save"
-  cancel="cancel"
-}}
diff --git a/app/pods/species/index/controller.js b/app/pods/species/index/controller.js
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--- a/app/pods/species/index/controller.js
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-import Ember from 'ember';
-
-export default Ember.Controller.extend({
-  sortParams: ['speciesName', 'strainCount'],
-  sortedSpecies: Ember.computed.sort('model', 'sortParams'),
-
-  metaData: function() {
-    return this.store.metadataFor('species');
-  }.property('model.isLoaded').readOnly(),
-
-});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/index/route.js b/app/pods/species/index/route.js
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--- a/app/pods/species/index/route.js
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-import Ember from 'ember';
-import AuthenticatedRouteMixin from 'simple-auth/mixins/authenticated-route-mixin';
-
-export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {
-  model: function() {
-    return this.store.findAll('species');
-  }
-});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/new/controller.js b/app/pods/species/new/controller.js
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--- a/app/pods/species/new/controller.js
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-import Ember from 'ember';
-
-export default Ember.Controller.extend({
-  actions: {
-    save: function() {
-      let species = this.get('model');
-
-      if (species.get('isDirty')) {
-        species.save().then((species) => {
-          this.transitionToRoute('species.show', species.get('id'));
-        }, (err) => {
-          this.get('flashMessages').error(err.responseJSON.error);
-        });
-      } else {
-        this.transitionToRoute('species.index');
-      }
-    },
-
-    cancel: function() {
-      let species = this.get('model');
-
-      if (species.get('isNew')) {
-        species.deleteRecord();
-      }
-
-      this.transitionToRoute('species.index');
-    },
-
-  },
-});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/show/controller.js b/app/pods/species/show/controller.js
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--- a/app/pods/species/show/controller.js
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-import Ember from 'ember';
-
-export default Ember.Controller.extend({
-  userCanEdit: function() {
-    let meta = this.store.metadataFor('species');
-    let id = this.get('model.id');
-
-    if (meta.canEdit.indexOf( +id ) === -1) {
-      return false
-    }
-    return true;
-  }.property('model.isLoaded').readOnly(),
-
-});