diff --git a/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js b/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js
index ca6b05f..463392e 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js
+++ b/app/pods/species/edit/controller.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Ember from 'ember';
 export default Ember.Controller.extend({
   actions: {
     save: function() {
-      let species = this.get('species');
+      let species = this.get('model');
 
       if (species.get('isDirty')) {
         species.save().then((species) => {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
     },
 
     cancel: function() {
-      let species = this.get('species');
+      let species = this.get('model');
 
       species.get('errors').clear();
       species.rollback();
diff --git a/app/pods/species/edit/route.js b/app/pods/species/edit/route.js
index b73792b..b3f843f 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/edit/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/species/edit/route.js
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import AuthenticatedRouteMixin from 'simple-auth/mixins/authenticated-route-mixin';
 
-export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {
-  model: function(params) {
-    return Ember.RSVP.hash({
-      species: this.store.find('species', params.species_id),
-    });
-  },
-
-  setupController: function(controller, model) {
-    controller.setProperties(model);
-  },
-});
+export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs b/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs
index 6a8db9b..5c6c82f 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/species/edit/template.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{
   forms/species-form
-  species=species
+  species=model
   save="save"
   cancel="cancel"
 }}
diff --git a/app/pods/species/index/template.hbs b/app/pods/species/index/template.hbs
index 225fa79..12cd6d8 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/index/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/species/index/template.hbs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td>
           <em>
-            {{!-- use species.id to call show model hook --}}
-            {{#link-to 'species.show' species.id}}
+            {{#link-to 'species.show' species}}
               {{species.speciesName}}
             {{/link-to}}
           </em>
diff --git a/app/pods/species/new/controller.js b/app/pods/species/new/controller.js
index 2781a83..568648f 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/new/controller.js
+++ b/app/pods/species/new/controller.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Ember from 'ember';
 export default Ember.Controller.extend({
   actions: {
     save: function() {
-      let species = this.get('species');
+      let species = this.get('model');
 
       if (species.get('isDirty')) {
         species.save().then((species) => {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
     },
 
     cancel: function() {
-      let species = this.get('species');
+      let species = this.get('model');
 
       if (species.get('isNew')) {
         species.deleteRecord();
diff --git a/app/pods/species/new/route.js b/app/pods/species/new/route.js
index e816ab5..98741c6 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/new/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/species/new/route.js
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@ import AuthenticatedRouteMixin from 'simple-auth/mixins/authenticated-route-mixi
 
 export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {
   model: function() {
-    return Ember.RSVP.hash({
-      species: this.store.createRecord('species'),
-    });
-  },
-
-  setupController: function(controller, model) {
-    controller.setProperties(model);
+    return this.store.createRecord('species');
   },
 
 });
diff --git a/app/pods/species/new/template.hbs b/app/pods/species/new/template.hbs
index 6a8db9b..5c6c82f 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/new/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/species/new/template.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{
   forms/species-form
-  species=species
+  species=model
   save="save"
   cancel="cancel"
 }}
diff --git a/app/pods/species/show/controller.js b/app/pods/species/show/controller.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d5a523..0000000
--- a/app/pods/species/show/controller.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import Ember from 'ember';
-
-export default Ember.Controller.extend({
-  isEditing: false,
-  actions: {
-    save: function() {
-      var species = this.get('model');
-      if (species.get('isDirty')) {
-        species.save();
-      }
-      this.toggleProperty('isEditing');
-    },
-    cancel: function() {
-      if (this.get('isEditing')) {
-        var species = this.get('model');
-        species.get('errors').clear();
-        species.rollback();
-      }
-      this.toggleProperty('isEditing');
-    }
-  }
-});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/show/route.js b/app/pods/species/show/route.js
index b73792b..b3f843f 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/show/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/species/show/route.js
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import AuthenticatedRouteMixin from 'simple-auth/mixins/authenticated-route-mixin';
 
-export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {
-  model: function(params) {
-    return Ember.RSVP.hash({
-      species: this.store.find('species', params.species_id),
-    });
-  },
-
-  setupController: function(controller, model) {
-    controller.setProperties(model);
-  },
-});
+export default Ember.Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {});
diff --git a/app/pods/species/show/template.hbs b/app/pods/species/show/template.hbs
index 0d1c47a..11b72ba 100644
--- a/app/pods/species/show/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/species/show/template.hbs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="span-1">
     <fieldset class="flakes-information-box {{if isEditing 'is-editing'}}">
       <legend>
-        Species <em>{{species.speciesName}}</em>
+        Species <em>{{model.speciesName}}</em>
       </legend>
 
       {{! ROW 1 }}
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <dl class="span-2">
           <dt>Strains</dt>
           <dd>
-            {{#each species.strains as |strain index|}}
+            {{#each model.strains as |strain index|}}
               {{if index ","}}
               {{#link-to 'strains.show' strain.id}}
                 {{{strain.strainNameMU}}}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dl class="span-2">
           <dt>Type Species?</dt>
           <dd>
-            {{if species.typeSpecies 'Yes' 'No'}}
+            {{if model.typeSpecies 'Yes' 'No'}}
           </dd>
         </dl>
       </div>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dl class="span-4">
           <dt>Etymology</dt>
           <dd>
-            {{species.etymology}}
+            {{model.etymology}}
           </dd>
         </dl>
       </div>
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@
       <div class="grid-4">
         <dl class="span-1">
           <dt>Record Created</dt>
-          <dd>{{null-time species.createdAt 'LL'}}</dd>
+          <dd>{{null-time model.createdAt 'LL'}}</dd>
         </dl>
         <dl class="span-1">
           <dt>Record Updated</dt>
-          <dd>{{null-time species.updatedAt 'LL'}}</dd>
+          <dd>{{null-time model.updatedAt 'LL'}}</dd>
         </dl>
         <dl class="span-1">
           <dt>Record Deleted</dt>
-          <dd>{{null-time species.deletedAt 'LL'}}</dd>
+          <dd>{{null-time model.deletedAt 'LL'}}</dd>
         </dl>
         <dl class="span-1"></dl>
       </div>