People prayed and placed flowers on the carcasses of two electrocuted elephants in Kuruabahi village, in the Nagaon district of Assam, India, on Tuesday. /VCG Photo

The elephants, which were over nine feet tall, died after their trunks came into contact with an 11kV wire near a power distribution company on Monday night while searching for food. /VCG Photo

Asian elephants are an endangered species, but they are electrocuted regularly in India. According to the Wildlife Protection Society of India, 43 elephants have been killed in 2016 over damaged power lines or illegal electric fences, which were set up by some small farmers to protect the harvest. /VCG Photo

The government currently has no policy on preventing electrocution of animals. Senior forest officials will discuss the issue at a high-level meeting in Dispur on Wednesday. /VCG Photo