diff --git a/app/mixins/save-model.js b/app/mixins/save-model.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db43fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/mixins/save-model.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+import ajaxError from '../utils/ajax-error';
+
+export default Ember.Mixin.create({
+  actions: {
+    save: function() {
+      const model = this.get('model');
+      const fallbackRoute = this.get('fallbackRoute');
+
+      if (model.get('hasDirtyAttributes')) {
+        model.save().then((model) => {
+          this.transitionToRoute(fallbackRoute, model);
+        }, () => {
+          ajaxError(model.get('errors'), this.get('flashMessages'));
+        });
+      } else {
+        this.transitionToRoute(fallbackRoute, model);
+      }
+    },
+
+    cancel: function() {
+      const model = this.get('model');
+      const fallbackRoute = this.get('fallbackRoute');
+
+      model.get('errors').clear();
+      model.rollbackAttributes();
+
+      this.transitionToRoute(fallbackRoute, model);
+    },
+  },
+});
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/controller.js b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/controller.js
index 02c6354..5f7591b 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/controller.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/controller.js
@@ -1,32 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-import ajaxError from '../../../../utils/ajax-error';
+import SaveModel from '../../../../mixins/save-model';
 
 const { Controller } = Ember;
 
-export default Controller.extend({
-  actions: {
-    save: function() {
-      const model = this.get('model');
-
-      if (model.get('hasDirtyAttributes')) {
-        model.save().then((model) => {
-          this.transitionToRoute('protected.species.show', model);
-        }, () => {
-          ajaxError(model.get('errors'), this.get('flashMessages'));
-        });
-      } else {
-        this.transitionToRoute('protected.species.show', model);
-      }
-    },
-
-    cancel: function() {
-      const model = this.get('model');
-
-      model.get('errors').clear();
-      model.rollbackAttributes();
-
-      this.transitionToRoute('protected.species.show', model);
-    },
-
-  },
+export default Controller.extend(SaveModel, {
+  // Required for SaveModel mixin
+  fallbackRoute: 'protected.species.show',
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/mixins/save-model-test.js b/tests/unit/mixins/save-model-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63ff660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/mixins/save-model-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+import SaveModelMixin from '../../../mixins/save-model';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Mixin | save model');
+
+// Replace this with your real tests.
+test('it works', function(assert) {
+  var SaveModelObject = Ember.Object.extend(SaveModelMixin);
+  var subject = SaveModelObject.create();
+  assert.ok(subject);
+});